Adobe photoshop elements User Manual
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Looking at the Work Area
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Enter a new name for the preset. If you selected
multiple presets, you will be prompted to enter
multiple names.
multiple names.
To delete a preset:
Select the preset you want to delete, and
click Delete.
click Delete.
To change the display of presets in the Preset
Manager:
Click the triangle ( ), and choose a display mode
from the middle section of the pop-up menu:
from the middle section of the pop-up menu:
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Text Only to display the name of each
preset item.
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Small Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail to display
a thumbnail of each preset item.
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Small List or Large List to display the name and
thumbnail of each preset item.
Configuring Photoshop
Elements
Elements
Preferences let you configure Photoshop Elements
to best meet your needs. They can be used to
control how the program uses memory, and to
control the work area environment.
to best meet your needs. They can be used to
control how the program uses memory, and to
control the work area environment.
Setting preferences
Preferences are program settings that control
general display options, file-saving options, cursor
options, transparency options, and options for
plug-ins and scratch disks. Most of these options
general display options, file-saving options, cursor
options, transparency options, and options for
plug-ins and scratch disks. Most of these options
are set in dialog boxes that can be opened through
the Preferences submenu in the Edit menu.
Preference settings are saved each time you exit the
application.
the Preferences submenu in the Edit menu.
Preference settings are saved each time you exit the
application.
Unexpected behavior may indicate damaged
preferences. You can generate a new preferences
file with all preference settings returned to their
defaults.
preferences. You can generate a new preferences
file with all preference settings returned to their
defaults.
To open a preferences dialog box:
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Choose the desired preference set from the
Edit > Preferences submenu.
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To switch to a different preference set, do one of
the following:
•
Choose the preference set from the menu at the
top of the dialog box.
•
Click Next to display the next preference set in
the menu list; click Prev to display the previous
preference set.
preference set.
For information on a specific preference option,
search for the preference name in the index.
search for the preference name in the index.
To restore all preferences to their default settings:
In Windows, press and hold Alt+Control+Shift
immediately after launching Photoshop Elements.
Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements
settings file.
immediately after launching Photoshop Elements.
Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements
settings file.
In Mac OS, do one of the following:
•
Press and hold down Option+Command+Shift
immediately after launching Photoshop Elements.
Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements
settings file.
Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements
settings file.