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Apply filters from the filter gallery – Adobe Photoshop CS3 User Manual

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PHOTOSHOP CS3

User Guide

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Filter Gallery dialog box
A. Preview B. Filter category C. Thumbnail of selected filter D. Show/Hide filter thumbnails E. Filters pop-up menu F. Options for selected
filter G. List of filter effects to apply or arrange H. Filter effect selected but not applied I. Filter effects applied cumulatively but not selected
J. Hidden filter effect

Display the Filter Gallery

Choose Filter > Filter Gallery. Clicking a filter category name displays thumbnails of available filter effects.

Zoom in or out of the preview

Click the + or – button under the preview area, or choose a zoom percentage.

View another area of the preview

Drag in the preview area with the Hand tool

Hide filter thumbnails

Click the Show/Hide button

at the top of the gallery

Apply filters from the Filter Gallery

Filter effects are applied in the order you select them. You can rearrange filters after you apply them by dragging a
filter name to another position in the list of applied filters. Rearranging filter effects can dramatically change the way
your image looks. Click the eye icon

next to a filter to hide the effect in the preview image. You can also delete

applied filters by selecting the filter and clicking the Delete Layer icon

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To save time when trying various filters, experiment by selecting a small, representative part of your image.

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Do one of the following:

To apply a filter to an entire layer, make sure that the layer is active or selected.

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