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Load a library of preset items, Manage preset items – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual

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Rearranging tool presets in the Preset Manager

Note: To delete a preset in the Preset Manager, select the preset and click Delete. You can always use the Reset command
to restore the default items in a library.

Load a library of preset items

Do one of the following:

Click the triangle to the right of the Preset Type pop-up menu and then choose a library file from the bottom of the
panel menu. Click

OK to replace the current list, or click Append to add the current list.

To add a library to the current list, click Load, select the library file you want to add, and click

Load.

To replace the current list with a different library, choose Replace [Preset Type] from the panel menu. Select the
library file you want to use, and click Load.

Note: Each type of library has its own file extension and default folder.

Manage preset items

You can rename or delete preset items, as well as create or restore libraries of presets.

Rename preset items

1

Select a preset item. Shift-click to select multiple items.

2

Do one of the following:

Click Rename, and then enter a new name for the brush, swatch, and so on.

If the Preset Manager currently displays presets as thumbnails, double-click a preset, enter a new name, and
click

OK.

If the Preset Manager currently displays presets as a list or text only, double-click a preset, enter a new name inline,
and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac

OS).

Delete preset items

Do one of the following:

Select a preset item, and click Delete.

Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac

OS) the items you want to delete.

Create a new library of presets

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Do one of the following:

To save all the presets in the list as a library, make sure that all items are selected.