Install a plug-in module, Select an additional plug-ins folder, Suppress the loading of plug-ins – Adobe Photoshop CS4 User Manual
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Last updated 1/10/2010
Install a plug-in module
In Mac
OS, you cannot run Photoshop in the Classic environment. Plug-ins originally intended to work on Mac
OS
9
won’t appear.
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Do one of the following:
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To install an Adobe Systems plug-in module, use the plug-in installer, if provided. In Windows, you can also install
or copy the module into the appropriate Plug-ins folder in the Photoshop program folder. In Mac
OS, drag a copy
of the module to the appropriate Plug-Ins folder in the Photoshop program folder. Make sure that the files are
uncompressed.
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To install a third-party plug-in module, follow the installation instructions that came with the plug-in module. If
you cannot run a third-party plug-in, it may require a legacy Photoshop serial number.
Select an additional plug-ins folder
1
Choose Edit > Preferences
> Plug-ins (Windows) or choose Photoshop
> Preferences
> Plug-ins (Mac
OS).
2
Select Additional Plug-ins Folder.
3
Click Choose, and select a folder or directory from the list. Make sure that you do not select a location inside the
Plug-ins folder. To display the contents of a folder, double-click the directory (Windows) or click Open (Mac
OS).
4
When you have highlighted the additional plug-ins folder, click
OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac
OS).
5
Restart Photoshop for the plug-ins to take effect.
Suppress the loading of plug-ins
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Add a tilde ~ character at the beginning of the plug-in name, folder, or directory. That file (or all files in the folder)
will be ignored by the application.
View information about installed plug-ins
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Do one of the following:
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(Windows) Choose Help
> About Plug-in and choose a plug-in from the submenu.
•
(Mac
OS) Choose Photoshop
> About Plug-in, and then choose a plug-in from the submenu.
Undo and history panel
Use the Undo or Redo commands
The Undo and Redo commands let you undo or redo operations. You can also use the History panel to undo or redo
operations.
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Choose Edit > Undo or Edit > Redo.
If an operation can’t be undone, the command is dimmed and changes to Can’t Undo.
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