3. Customizing the Way You Work

What You’ll Do

Optimize Photoshop

Set General Preferences

Modify File Handling Preferences

Work with Interface Preferences

Work with Cursors Preferences

Control Transparency & Gamut Preferences

Work with Units & Rulers

Work with Guides, Grid & Slices

Select Plug-Ins

Select Scratch Disks

Allocate Memory & Image Cache

Work with Type

Manage Libraries with the Preset Manager

Use and Customize Workspaces

Build Specialized Workspaces

Create a Customized User Interface

Define Shortcut Keys

Introduction

No description of Adobe Photoshop would be complete without that well-known, but little utilized area called Preferences. Photoshop preferences serve several purposes. They help customize the program to your particular ...

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