Plug-Ins - Adobe Photoshop CS6 User Manual

Plug-ins

About plug-in modules
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.
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 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.
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 >
Other submenu.
Install a plug-in module
In Mac OS, you cannot run Photoshop in the Classic environment. Plug-ins originally intended to work on Mac OS 9 won't appear.
Do one of the following:
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 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.
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.
Select an additional plug-ins folder
1. Choose Edit > Preferences > Plug-ins (Windows) or choose Photoshop > Preferences > Plug-ins (Mac OS).
2. Select Additional Plug-ins Folder.
3. 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 OS).
4. When you have highlighted the additional plug-ins folder, click OK (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
5. Restart Photoshop for the plug-ins to take effect.
Suppress the loading of plug-ins
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.
View information about installed plug-ins
Do one of the following:
(Windows) Choose Help > About Plug-in and choose a plug-in from the submenu.
(Mac OS) Choose Photoshop > About Plug-in, and then choose a plug-in from the submenu.
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