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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSED723789-9B99-4ebd-9D50-C33518393204a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Display the Filter Gallery</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSEDBF29F5-76AB-4721-BF97-CC7A9BC7B354a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Zoom in or out of the preview</h1>
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</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><p>The Filter Gallery provides a preview of
many of the special effects filters. You can apply multiple filters,
turn on or off the effect of a filter, reset options for a filter, and
change the order in which filters are applied. When you are satisfied
with the preview, you can then apply it to your image. Not all filters
in the Filter menu are available in the Filter Gallery.</p>
<div class="fignone"><a href="#" onclick="return showHideImage('fi_02', this);">View full size graphic</a><img alt="" id="fi_02" src="images/fi_02.png" /><div class="figdesc">Filter Gallery dialog box </div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Preview</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Filter
category</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Thumbnail of selected
filter</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Show/Hide filter thumbnails</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">E.</dt>
<dd>Filters
pop‑up menu</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">F.</dt>
<dd>Options for selected
filter</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">G.</dt>
<dd>List of filter effects
to apply or arrange</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">H.</dt>
<dd>Filter
effect selected but not applied</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">I.</dt>
<dd>Filter
effects applied cumulatively but not selected</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">J.</dt>
<dd>Hidden
filter effect</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSED723789-9B99-4ebd-9D50-C33518393204a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSED723789-9B99-4ebd-9D50-C33518393204a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Display the Filter Gallery</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Choose Filter&#160;&gt; Filter Gallery.
Clicking a filter category name displays thumbnails of available
filter effects.</span></div>
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area, or choose a zoom percentage.</span></div>
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tool</span></div>
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the top of the gallery</span></div>
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