Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS Manual page 44

CHAPTER 1
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Looking at the Work Area
To select a preset in a pop-up palette:
Click the triangle next to the thumbnail image
1
of the current preset. When selecting a brush or
gradient, be careful not to click the thumbnail
image—doing so will display the settings editor for
the preset.
Click a preset in the pop-up palette.
2
To rename a brush, gradient, or pattern in a pop-up
palette:
Do one of the following:
1
Double-click an item.
•
Select an item, click the triangle ( ) in the
•
upper right corner of the pop-up palette,
and choose the Rename command from the
palette menu.
Enter a new name in the dialog box provided,
2
and click OK.
To delete a brush, gradient, or pattern from a pop-up
palette:
Do one of the following:
Select an item, click the triangle ( ) in the
•
upper right corner of the pop-up palette,
and choose the Delete command from the
palette menu.
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS)
•
and click an item.
To save a library of brushes, gradients, or patterns for
later use:
Choose the Save command from the pop-up
palette menu. Then enter a name for the library
file, and click Save.
To load a library of brushes, gradients, or patterns:
Choose the Load command from the pop-up
palette menu. Then select the library file you want
to add to the pop-up palette, and click Load.
Note: Using the Load command will add the brush
library to the brushes you have available. If you
choose a preset library of brushes, the preset library
will replace your current set of brushes.
To replace the current set of brushes, gradients, or
patterns in a pop-up palette:
Do one of the following:
• Choose the Replace command from the pop-up
palette menu. Then select the library file you want
to use, and click Load.
• Choose a library file from the bottom section of
the palette menu. Then click OK to replace the
current list.
To load to the default library of brushes, gradients, or
patterns:
Choose the Reset command from the pop-up
palette menu.