Photoshop CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

25. Preferences & Presets

In This Chapter

Opening the Preferences dialogs 387

General Preferences 388

Interface Preferences 390

File Handling Preferences 392

Performance Preferences 393

Cursors Preferences 394

Transparency & Gamut Preferences 394

Units & Rulers Preferences 395

Guides, Grid & Slices Preferences 396

Plug-ins Preferences 396

Type Preferences 397

The Bridge Preferences 398

Using the Preset Manager 400

Managing presets via pickers and panels 402

Creating tool presets 404

Preferences are settings that apply to the application as a whole, such as the default ruler units, or whether tool tips display onscreen. Most preference ...