Utilizing the Preset Manager

Photoshop gives you the ability to manage several libraries from a single dialog box. The Preset Manager is the storage unit for all of the elements that you might want to apply to the image, and it s a library of palettes that can be utilized by the program. As you add or delete items from the palettes, the currently loaded palette in the Preset Manager displays the changes. You can save the new palette and load any of the palettes on the system.

Choose Edit ’ Preset Manager to access its dialog box (Figure 5.12). From the Preset Type option list, choose the type of palette you wish to affect.

Figure 5.12: The Preset Manager

The small arrow to the right of the Preset Type list displays a pop-up menu that is divided into three groups of commands. The top group includes a list of display options for the items within the palette, which let you display the items as thumbnails or by their names . The second field lets you restore the current palette to the default or replace it with a previously saved palette. The third group lists additional palettes that can be readily accessed.

Note  

Adobe provides several palettes with Photoshop CS. If, for example, you are working on a document that will be used exclusively on the Web, you might want to load the Web Safe Swatches palette.