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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="#WSD06FECD7-59AA-4698-9ED5-4B14AFA751DAa"><h1 class="topictitle1">About the Preset Manager</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74afa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Load a library of preset items</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS3BC2F7C8-9353-4298-B613-7738C596D708a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Manage preset items</h1>
</a></p><ul><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aea"><h2 class="topictitle2">Rename preset items</h2>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74ada"><h2 class="topictitle2">Delete preset items</h2>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aca"><h2 class="topictitle2">Create a new library of presets</h2>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aba"><h2 class="topictitle2">Restore the default library of preset items</h2>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS9AA39F8A-01F2-4fba-ACC2-414722D4985Ba"><h2 class="topictitle2">Default preset locations</h2>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSE623E49C-1056-4242-B447-71A1CCDAF6ECa"><h2 class="topictitle2">Displaying Hidden Files in Windows</h2>
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<div id="WSD06FECD7-59AA-4698-9ED5-4B14AFA751DAa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSD06FECD7-59AA-4698-9ED5-4B14AFA751DAa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">About the Preset Manager</h3><div><p>The Preset Manager lets you manage the libraries of
preset brushes, swatches, gradients, styles, patterns, contours,
custom shapes, and preset tools that come with Photoshop. For example,
you can use the Preset Manager to change the current set of preset
items or create new libraries. After you load a library in the Preset
Manager, you can access the library’s items in locations such as
the options bar, panels, dialog boxes, and so on.</p>
<p>In general, when you change a preset, Photoshop prompts you to
save the changes as a new preset so that both the original and changed
preset remain available.</p>
<p>Each type of library has its own file extension and&#160;default
folder. Preset files are installed on your&#160;computer inside
the Presets folder in the Adobe Photoshop CS4 application folder.</p>
<p>To open the Preset Manager, choose Edit&#160;&gt; Preset
Manager. Choose an option from the Preset Type menu to switch to
a specific preset type. </p>
<p>You can adjust the configuration of presets by clicking the panel
menu button and choosing a display mode from the top section of
the menu:</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Text Only</dt>
<dd>Displays the name of each preset item.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Small Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail</dt>
<dd>Displays a thumbnail of each preset item.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Small List or Large List</dt>
<dd>Displays the name and thumbnail of each preset item.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Stroke Thumbnail</dt>
<dd>Displays a sample brush stroke and brush thumbnail of each brush
preset. (This option is available for brush presets only.)<p>To
rearrange the list of items, drag an item up or down in the list.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="wa_21" src="images/wa_21.png" /><div class="figdesc">Rearranging tool presets in the Preset Manager</div><br /></div><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>To delete a preset in the Preset Manager, select
the preset and click Delete. You can always use the Reset command
to restore the default items in a library.</div>
</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div></div>
<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74afa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74afa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Load a library of preset items</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Click the triangle to the right of the
Preset Type pop‑up menu and then choose a library file from the
bottom of the panel menu. Click&#160;OK to replace the current
list, or click Append to add the current list.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To add a library to the current list, click Load,
select the library file you want to add, and click&#160;Load.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To replace the current list with a different library,
choose Replace <var class="varname">[Preset Type] </var>from the panel menu.
Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.</p>
</li>
</ul>
 <div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>Each type of library has its own file
extension and default folder.</div>
</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS3BC2F7C8-9353-4298-B613-7738C596D708a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS3BC2F7C8-9353-4298-B613-7738C596D708a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Manage preset items</h3><div><div class="section"><p>You can rename or delete preset items, as
well as create or restore libraries of presets.</p>
</div>
</div><div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aea" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aea"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Rename preset items</h4><div><ol><li><span>Select a preset item. Shift-click to
select multiple items.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Click Rename, and then enter a new name
for the brush, swatch, and so on. </p>
</li>
<li><p>If the Preset Manager currently displays presets
as thumbnails, double-click a preset, enter a new name, and click&#160;OK.</p>
</li>
<li><p>If the Preset Manager currently displays presets
as a list or text only, double-click a preset, enter a new name
inline, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac&#160;OS).</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74ada" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74ada"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Delete preset items</h4><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Select a preset item, and click Delete.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac&#160;OS)
the items you want to delete.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div></div><div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aca" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aca"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Create a new library of presets</h4><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To save all the presets in the list as
a library, make sure that all items are selected.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To save a subset of the current list as a library,
hold down Shift, and select the items you want to save.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Click Save Set, choose a location for the library, enter
a file name, and click Save.</span> <p>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.</p>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aba" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-74aba"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Restore the default library of preset items</h4><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Choose Reset from the panel menu.
You can either replace the current&#160;list or append the default
library to the current list. </span></div>
</div></div><div id="WS9AA39F8A-01F2-4fba-ACC2-414722D4985Ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WS9AA39F8A-01F2-4fba-ACC2-414722D4985Ba"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Default preset locations</h4><div><ol><li><span>The default location for saving/loading/replacing
presets depends on your operating system. </span><ul><li><p>Mac: &lt;User&gt;/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe
Photoshop CS4/Presets.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Windows XP: [Drive]:\Document and Settings\&lt;user&gt;\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe
Photoshop CS4\Presets.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Windows Vista: [Drive]:\Users\&lt;user&gt;\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop
CS4\Presets.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Presets that ship with Adobe Photoshop CS4 are stored
in the Photoshop program folder. </span></li>
</ol>
</div></div><div id="WSE623E49C-1056-4242-B447-71A1CCDAF6ECa" class="nochunk"><a name="WSE623E49C-1056-4242-B447-71A1CCDAF6ECa"></a><h4 class="topictitle4">Displaying Hidden Files in Windows</h4><div><div class="section"><p>The default locations for saving/loading/replacing
presets are hidden by default in Windows.</p>
</div>
<ol><li><span>To display hidden files in Windows XP:</span><ol type="a"><li><span>Go to Start &gt; Control Panel &gt; Folder
Options.</span></li>
<li><span>In the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, select
Show hidden files and folders.</span></li>
<li><span>Click OK.</span></li>
</ol>
</li>
<li><span>To display hidden files in Windows Vista:</span><ol type="a"><li><span>Go to Start &gt; Control Panel &gt; Appearance
and Personalization &gt; Folder Options.</span></li>
<li><span>In the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, select
Show hidden files and folders.</span></li>
<li><span>Click OK.</span></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
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