Preferences, About preferences – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Workspace
Last updated 1/10/2010
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To save a subset of the current list as a library, hold down Shift, and select the items you want to save.
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Click Save Set, choose a location for the library, enter a file name, and click Save.
You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the appropriate Presets folder in the default
preset location, the library name will appear at the bottom of the panel menu after you restart Photoshop.
Restore the default library of preset items
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Choose Reset from the panel menu. You can either replace the current list or append the default library to the
current list.
Default preset locations
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The default location for saving/loading/replacing presets depends on your operating system.
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Mac:
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Windows XP: [Drive]:\Document and Settings\
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Windows Vista: [Drive]:\Users\
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Presets that ship with Adobe Photoshop CS4 are stored in the Photoshop program folder.
Displaying Hidden Files in Windows
The default locations for saving/loading/replacing presets are hidden by default in Windows.
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To display hidden files in Windows XP:
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Go to Start > Control Panel > Folder Options.
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In the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, select Show hidden files and folders.
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Click OK.
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To display hidden files in Windows Vista:
a
Go to Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options.
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In the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, select Show hidden files and folders.
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Click OK.
Preferences
About preferences
Numerous program settings are stored in the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Prefs file, including general display options, file-
saving options, performance options, cursor options, transparency options, type options, and options for plug-ins and
scratch disks. Most of these options are set in the Preferences dialog box. Preference settings are saved each time you
quit the application.
Unexpected behavior may indicate damaged preferences. If you suspect damage to preferences, restore preferences to
their default settings.
Detailed information about specific preference settings appears in task-specific topics. For example, search Help for
“Transparency preferences” to see those settings discussed in the context of related features such as layers.