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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="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a3a"><h1 class="topictitle1">About plug‑in modules</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a2a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Install a plug‑in module</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a0a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Select an additional plug‑ins folder</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-749fa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Suppress the loading of plug‑ins</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-749ea"><h1 class="topictitle1">View information about installed plug‑ins</h1>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a3a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a3a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">About plug‑in modules</h3><div><p>Plug‑in modules are software programs developed by Adobe
Systems and by other software developers in conjunction with Adobe
Systems to add features to Photoshop. A number of importing, exporting,
and special-effects plug‑ins come with your program. They are automatically
installed in folders inside the Photoshop Plug‑ins folder. </p>
<p>You can select an additional Plug‑ins folder for compatible plug‑ins
stored with another application. You can also create a shortcut
(Windows) or an alias (Mac&#160;OS) for a plug‑in stored in
another folder on your system. You can then add the shortcut or
alias to the plug‑ins folder and use that plug‑in with Photoshop.</p>
<p>Once installed, plug‑in modules appear as options in the Import
or Export menu; as file formats in the Open, and Save As dialog
boxes; or as filters in the Filter submenus. Photoshop can accommodate
a large number of plug‑ins. However, if the list of installed plug‑in
modules becomes too long, Photoshop may not be able to display all
the plug‑ins in their appropriate menus. If so, newly installed plug‑ins
appear in the Filter&#160;&gt; Other submenu.</p>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a2a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a2a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Install a plug‑in module</h3><div><div class="section"><p>In Mac&#160;OS, you cannot run Photoshop
in the Classic environment. Plug‑ins originally intended to work
on Mac&#160;OS&#160;9 won’t appear.</p>
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<div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>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&#160;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.</p>
</li>
<li><p>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. </p>
</li>
</ul>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a0a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74a0a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Select an additional plug‑ins folder</h3><div><ol><li><span>Choose Edit&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
Plug‑ins (Windows) or choose Photoshop&#160;&gt; Preferences&#160;&gt;
Plug‑ins (Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li><span>Select Additional Plug‑ins Folder.</span></li>
<li><span>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&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li><span>When you have highlighted the additional plug‑ins folder,
click&#160;OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac&#160;OS).</span></li>
<li><span>Restart Photoshop for the plug‑ins to take effect.</span></li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-749fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-749fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Suppress the loading of plug‑ins</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;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.</span></div>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-749ea" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-749ea"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">View information about installed plug‑ins</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>(Windows) Choose Help&#160;&gt; About
Plug‑in and choose a plug‑in from the submenu.</p>
</li>
<li><p>(Mac&#160;OS) Choose Photoshop&#160;&gt;
About Plug‑in, and then choose a plug‑in from the submenu. </p>
</li>
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