About The Preset Manager; To Load A Library Of Preset Items - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

About the Preset Manager

The Preset Manager lets you manage the libraries of preset brushes, swatches, gradients, styles, patterns, contours,
custom shapes, and preset tools that come with Photoshop. For example, you can use the Preset Manager to change
the current set of preset items or create new libraries. After you load a library in the Preset Manager, you can access
the library's items in locations such as the options bar, palettes, dialog boxes, and so on.
In general, when you change a preset, Photoshop prompts you to save the changes as a new preset so that both the
original and changed preset remain available.
Each type of library has its own file extension and default folder. Preset files are installed on your computer inside
the Presets folder in the Adobe Photoshop CS2 application folder.
To open the Preset Manager, choose Edit > Preset Manager. Choose an option from the Preset Type menu to switch
to a specific preset type.
You can adjust the configuration of presets by clicking the palette menu button and choosing a display mode from
the top section of the menu:
Text Only Displays the name of each preset item.
Small Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail
Small List or Large List Displays the name and thumbnail of each preset item.
Displays a sample brush stroke and brush thumbnail of each brush preset. (This option is
Stroke Thumbnail
available for brush presets only.)
To rearrange the list of items, drag an item up or down in the list.
Rearranging tool presets in the Preset Manager
Note: To delete a preset in the Preset Manager, select the preset and click Delete. You can always use the Reset command
to restore the default items in a library.

To load a library of preset items

Do one of the following:
• Click the triangle to the right of the Preset Type pop-up menu and then choose a library file from the bottom of
the palette menu. Click OK to replace the current list, or click Append to add the current list.
To add a library to the current list, click Load, select the library file you want to add, and click Load.
•
To replace the current list with a different library, choose Replace [Preset Type] from the palette menu. Select the
•
library file you want to use, and click Load.
Note: Each type of library has its own file extension and default folder in the Presets folder in the Photoshop program
folder.
Displays a thumbnail of each preset item.
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