Photoshop

Manage preset items

You can rename or delete preset items, as well as create or restore libraries of presets.

Rename preset items

  1. Select a preset item. Shift-click to select multiple items.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • Click Rename, and then enter a new name for the brush, swatch, and so on.

    • If the Preset Manager currently displays presets as thumbnails, double-click a preset, enter a new name, and click OK.

    • If the Preset Manager currently displays presets as a list or text only, double-click a preset, enter a new name inline, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Delete preset items

 Do one of the following:

  • Select a preset item, and click Delete.

  • Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the items you want to delete.

Create a new library of presets

  1. Do one of the following:

    • To save all the presets in the list as a library, make sure that all items are selected.

    • To save a subset of the current list as a library, hold down Shift, and select the items you want to save.

  2. Click Save Set, choose a location for the library, enter a file name, and click Save.

    You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the appropriate Presets folder in the default preset location, the library name will appear at the bottom of the palette menu after you restart Photoshop.

Restore the default library of preset items

 Choose Reset from the palette menu. You can either replace the current list or append the default library to the current list.

Default preset locations

  1. The default location for saving/loading/replacing presets depends on your operating system.

    • Mac: <User>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS3/Presets.

    • Windows XP: [Drive]:\Document and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets.

    • Windows Vista: [Drive]:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets.

  2. Presets that ship with Adobe Photoshop CS3 are stored in the Photoshop program folder.

Displaying Hidden Files in Windows

The default locations for saving/loading/replacing presets are hidden by default in Windows.

  1. To display hidden files in Windows XP:
    1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Folder Options.
    2. In the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, select Show hidden files and folders.
    3. Click OK.
  2. To display hidden files in Windows Vista:
    1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options.
    2. In the View tab, under Hidden files and folders, select Show hidden files and folders.
    3. Click OK.