Chapter Six. Preferences, Settings, & Colors

Look in this chapter to find answers to questions on:

• Preferences

• Settings

• General Color Issues

• Choosing Color

• Colorizing Black and Whites

• Converting

• Color Modes

• Pantone/Two-Color Work

• Swatches

Preferences

Q Why didn’t the change I made to my preferences work? I changed a Preferences setting but nothing happened—why?

A While most settings in the Preferences dialog (Command-K [PC: Control-K]) will immediately take effect when you click OK, there are a few that require Photoshop to be restarted for them to take effect. These are: UI Font Size, Scratch Disks, and Memory Usage.

Q What is Column Size in Preferences used for? I see a preference for Column Size, but where I would use that? ...

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