Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 51)

44 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Workspace
Last updated 1/10/2010
Open a preferences dialog box
1 Do one of the following:
• (Windows) Choose Edit > Preferences and choose the desired preference set from the submenu.
• (Mac OS) Choose Photoshop > Preferences, and then choose the desired preference set from the submenu.
2 To switch to a different preference set, do one of the following:
• Choose the preference set from the menu at the left of the dialog box.
• Click Next to display the next preference set in the list; click Prev to display the previous set.
For information on a specific preference option, see the index.
Restore all preferences to default settings
❖ Do one of the following:
• Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) as you start Photoshop. You
are prompted to delete the current settings.
• (Mac OS only) Open the Preferences folder in the Library folder, and drag the Adobe Photoshop CS Settings folder
to the Trash.
New Preferences files are created the next time you start Photoshop.
Disable and enable warning messages
Sometimes you will see messages containing warnings or prompts. You can suppress the display of these messages by
selecting the Don’t Show Again option in the message. You can also globally redisplay all messages that have been
suppressed.
1 Do one of the following:
• (Windows) Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
• (Mac OS) Choose Photoshop > Preferences > General.
2 Click Reset All Warning Dialogs, and click OK.
Plug-ins
About plug-in modules
Plug-in modules are software programs developed by Adobe Systems and by other software developers in conjunction
with Adobe Systems to add features to Photoshop. A number of importing, exporting, and special-effects plug-ins
come with your program. They are automatically installed in folders inside the Photoshop Plug-ins folder.
You can select an additional Plug-ins folder for compatible plug-ins stored with another application. You can also
create a shortcut (Windows) or an alias (Mac
OS) for a plug-in stored in another folder on your system. You can then
add the shortcut or alias to the plug-ins folder and use that plug-in with Photoshop.
Once installed, plug-in modules appear as options in the Import or Export menu; as file formats in the Open, and Save
As dialog boxes; or as filters in the Filter submenus. Photoshop can accommodate a large number of plug-ins.
However, if the list of installed plug-in modules becomes too long, Photoshop may not be able to display all the
plug-ins in their appropriate menus. If so, newly installed plug-ins appear in the Filter
> Other submenu.