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Click Generate Again to generate additional patterns using the same options, or adjust the options and then click
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Generate Again.
Smoothness Adjusts the sharp edges in the pattern. Increase the smoothness to reduce edges.
Specifies the size of pattern slices in the tile. A high value maintains more of the original detail in the
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pattern. A low value uses smaller slices in the tile. Tiles take longer to generate when you use a high value.
7 Navigate through the generated tiles in the Tile History panel to select the tile that you want to use to fill the layer
or to save as a pattern preset.
To move through the tiles you've generated, click the First Tile button, Previous Tile button, Next Tile button, or
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Last Tile button. Or, type the number of the pattern preview you want to view, and press Enter (Windows) or
Return (Mac OS).
• To view how the tile looks as a repeating pattern in the preview area, make sure that Update Pattern Preview is
selected. If tile previewing is slow, deselect this option, find the tile you want, and then select the option.
To delete a tile and pattern preview, navigate to the tile you want to delete, and click the Delete icon.
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• To save a tile as a preset pattern, navigate to the tile you want to save, and click the Preset Pattern button. Enter a
preset name, and click OK. When you save a tile as a preset pattern, only a single tile is saved, not the full, generated
pattern.
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Tile History buttons
A. Preset Pattern B. First Tile C. Previous Tile D. Next Tile E. Last Tile F. Delete icon
When you are satisfied with a pattern preview and you have saved the tiles that you might want to use in the future,
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click OK to fill the layer or selection.
If you are creating preset patterns only, click Cancel to close the dialog box without filling the layer.
See also
"About the Preset Manager" on page 67

Choosing foreground and background colors

About the foreground and background colors

Photoshop uses the foreground color to paint, fill, and stroke selections and the background color to make gradient
fills and fill in the erased areas of an image. The foreground and background colors are also used by some special
effects filters.
You can designate a new foreground or background color using the Eyedropper tool, the Color palette, the Swatches
palette, or the Adobe Color Picker.
The default foreground color is black, and the default background color is white. (In an alpha channel, the default
foreground is white, and the background is black.)
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