Not sure if there's a way to do what I'm thinking of..
but basically I'm going through a bunch of layers in my layout and adding effects individually because there are some layers I don't want effects on (otherwise I would use the effects on the whole layout)
so I can get the main area with effects but the ui for example isn't effected..
however I have multiple layouts where this is necessary and I would like to be able to 'group' layers in much the same way you can with sprites in families