# Photoshop merge link+blend mode
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065
**Category:** design
**Created:** [October 27, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065 "2003-10-27T19:29:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@omarnyc33](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/omarnyc33)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/1 "2003-10-27T19:29:46Z")
Hi everyone…i hope everybody is well. I had a question about PS. I have a few layers that are linked and they have certain layer blending modes. When I merge these layers they loose they blending mode property! Is there a way around this? Thanks
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/2 "2003-10-27T19:40:49Z")
a layer can only have one blending mode associated with it, if you merge layers together, the final layer would then only be able to have one of those modes. PS actually just sets it to the defualt of normal and does what it can to maintain the current apperance of the layers together when merged.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/3 "2003-10-27T19:57:32Z")
now you could do this…
select all
then do this
“shift+ctrl+c”
and then “ctrl+v”
that will copy and paste a merged version of your work, maintaining the blend modes.
it will paste this to a new layer, giving you your desired result, and your old layers to work with…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/4 "2003-10-28T02:30:39Z")
Hey …whats up… I tried that method…and it didn’t work. One layer I have is in Overlay mode and another in normal mode. I have them linked and then when i do merged copy and then past it, it doesn’t work… What can i do now?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/5 "2003-10-28T02:40:21Z")
go to edit and select copy merged that is what prstudio suggested seems the shortcut aint working for you or you can save a copy and flatten the image
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/6 "2003-10-28T16:01:55Z")
no it doesn’t work… otherwise i wouldn’t be putting it up
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/7 "2003-10-28T16:04:17Z")
I dont think you’re talking about the same thing. Merged layers wont have blending modes. If you merge them, they’re normal. Thats it. You can add one after the fact, but it will affect the entire image, not just the part that had the effect before the merge. If you need that separation, dont merge them.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/8 "2003-10-29T03:20:54Z")
printscreen
paste
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photoshop-merge-link-blend-mode/34065/9 "2003-10-29T06:40:38Z")
I guess adobe needs to improve on that…