Save layer with styles such as blending options

Hello,
I have a web design made in photoshop, containing of different layers, such as:
Header
Content
Footer
Logo
Etc.
The logo-layer is graphic with blending option Outer glow attached to it, and therefore has the Fx-icon attached to it (with the eyes).
I want to save down only the pixels of the logo - in order to save it down as logo.png/jpg. The problem appears when i try to do this:
Copy layer styles only copies the style, and not the actual graphics
Trying to copy the layer into a new document results in graphics pasted in the correct way, but without the blending option.
Right-clicking on the eye-icons, and choosing Create layers almost gets the job done.The problem here is that the second layer produced (from the outer glow effect) is set with Fill to 75%. When I try to merge the two layers created, the fill-setting isn't included.
My current solution to this problem is to hide all the layers except for the logo layer(s), select all and hit Ctrl + Shift + C to Copy All Merged. Then i paste the copy into a new document and saves.
This is a half *** solution that I don't like - and I would greatly appreciate any insights I could get on this.
Thanks!

Trying to copy the layer into a new document results in graphics pasted in the correct way, but without the blending option.
If you drag the layer into a new document, (as opposed to copy/paste), all its properties will go with it.
Or, just choose Image > Duplicate, Alt-Click the logo layer's eye icon in the Layers Panel, (to hide all other layers), crop as desired, and Save For Web.

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