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To select a preset brush:
1 Click a brush in the Brush pop-up palette or Brushes palette.
Note: If you are using the Brushes palette, be sure that Brush Presets on the left side
palette is selected to view the loaded presets.
2 (Photoshop) Specify a Master Diameter for the brush by dragging the slider or entering
a value. If the brush has a dual tip, both the primary and dual brush tips are scaled. (See
"Creating dual brushes (Photoshop)" on page
3 (Photoshop) Click Use Sample Size to use the original diameter of the brush tip. This
option is available only if the brush tip shape is based on a sample.
To change how preset brushes are displayed (Photoshop):
Choose a display option from the Brush pop-up palette menu or Brushes palette menu:
Text Only to view the brushes as a list.
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Small or Large Thumbnail to view the brushes as thumbnails.
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Small or Large List to view the brushes as a list with thumbnails.
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Stroke Thumbnail to view a sample brush stroke with each brush thumbnail.
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To dynamically preview brush strokes in the Brushes palette, position the pointer over
a brush until the tool tip appears, then move the pointer over different brushes. The
preview area at the bottom of the palette will display sample brush strokes.
To load a library of preset brushes:
Choose one of the following from the Brush pop-up palette menu or Brushes palette
menu:
Load Brushes to add a library to the current list. Select the library file you want to use,
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and click Load.
Replace Brushes to replace the current list with a different library. Select the library file
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you want to use, and click Load.
A library file (displayed at the bottom of the palette menu). Click OK to replace the
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current list, or click Append to append the current list.
Note: You can also use the Preset Manager to load and reset brush libraries. For more
information, see "Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)" on page
To return to the default library of preset brushes:
Choose Reset Brushes from the Brush pop-up palette menu or Brushes palette menu.
You can either replace the current list or append the default library to the current list.
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