Adobe photoshop elements User Manual

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS

You can set the spacing and anti-alias options by 
selecting the brush from the pop-up palette in the 
options bar and clicking the brush sample. If you 
make changes, click the New Preset button ( ) to 
save your changes as a new preset item.

You can easily save, load, replace, or delete brushes 
using the pop-up palette menu. You can also 
customize the view of the pop-up palette. 
(See “Using pop-up palettes” on page 35.) You can 
also load or save brushes using the Preset Manager. 
(See “Working with presets” on page 35.)

Exiting Photoshop Elements saves the contents of 
the current pop-up palette in the Preferences file.

You can define a number of options for the default 
brushes. For custom brushes, only the name, 
spacing, and anti-aliased options can be changed.

Do one of the following:

To edit the current brush, click the brush sample 

in the options bar.

To edit a different brush, select the brush you 

want in the pop-up palette, then click the brush 
sample in the options bar.

Set the options for Diameter, Hardness, 

Spacing, Angle, and Roundness. For custom 
brushes, enter a new name if desired, then set the 
options for Spacing and Anti-aliased. 

Click New Preset ( ) to create a new 

preset brush. 

Controls the size of the brush. Enter a 

value in pixels or drag the slider.