To jump to another application from ImageReady: 1 Do one of the following:

• Choose File > Jump To, and choose the desired application from the submenu.

• If the desired application doesn’t appear in the Jump To submenu, choose Other Graphics Editor or Other HTML Editor to specify the application.

2 If the file has been modified since the last save, choose an option in ImageReady for saving the file:

•Click Save, and save the file with its current name and location.

•Click Save As, and save the file with a new name, a new location, or both.

To add an application to the Jump To submenu:

1Create a shortcut (Windows) or an alias (Mac OS) for the application you want to add to the menu.

2Drag the icon for the shortcut or alias into the Jump To Graphics Editor or the Jump To HTML Editor folder in the Helpers folder in the Photoshop program folder.

3Restart ImageReady to view the application in the Jump To submenu.

To automatically update a file when jumping back to ImageReady from another application:

1 Do one of the following:

•In Windows and Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > General.

•In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > General.

2 Select Auto-Update Files.

Previewing an image in a browser

You can open a browser and preview an optimized image. You can preview the image in any browser installed on your system. The browser displays the image with a caption listing the image’s file type, pixel dimensions, file size, and compression specifications in the first paragraph, and filename and other HTML information in the second paragraph.

When you install Photoshop and ImageReady, the first Netscape and Internet Explorer browsers found on your system are added to the Preview In menu.You can add additional browsers to the menu, and specify which browser will be launched when using a keyboard shortcut.

To preview an optimized image in a browser:

Do one of the following:

•(Photoshop) Choose File > Save for Web, then select a browser from the Select Browser Menu at the bottom of the Save for Web window.

•(ImageReady) Choose File > Preview In, then choose an option from the submenu. (Choose Other to select a browser not listed in the submenu.)

•(ImageReady) Select a browser from the Preview in Browser tool in the toolbox.

To add a browser to the Preview In menu:

1Create a shortcut (Windows) or an alias (Mac OS) for the browser you want to add to the menu.

2Drag the icon for the shortcut or alias into the Preview In folder, located in the Helpers folder in the Photoshop program folder.

3Restart Photoshop and ImageReady to view the browser in the Preview In menu.

(ImageReady) To specify a browser to be launched by the Preview In keyboard shortcut:

Do one of the following:

•Choose File > Preview In, then choose an option from the submenu.

•Select a browser from the Preview in Default Browser tool in the toolbox.

The shortcut specification takes effect immediately and will persist the next time you launch ImageReady.

Managing libraries with the Preset Manager (Photoshop)

The Preset Manager centralizes management of brushes, swatches, gradients, styles, patterns, contours, custom shapes, and preset tools. You can use the Preset Manager to change the current set of preset items and create new libraries. Once you load a library in the Preset Manager, you can access the library’s items in all locations that the type of preset is available, such as the options bar, Styles palette, Gradient Editor dialog box, and so on.

Illustration of rearranging tool presets in the Preset Manager

To display the Preset Manager:

Choose Edit > Preset Manager.

To switch between preset types:

Choose an option from the Preset Type pop-up menu.

To change how items are displayed:

Choose a display option palette menu:

•Text Only to display the name of each preset item.

•Small Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail to display a thumbnail of each preset item. (These options are not available for tool presets.)

•Small List or Large List to display the name and thumbnail of each preset item. (These options are not available for swatch presets.)

•Stroke Thumbnail to display a sample brush stroke and brush thumbnail of each brush preset. (This option is available for brush presets only.)

To load a library of preset items:

Do one of the following:

•Choose a library file from the bottom of the palette menu. Click OK to replace the current list, or click Append to append the current list.

•To add a library to the current list, click Load, select the library file you want to add, and click Load.

•To replace the current list with a different library, choose Replace Preset Type from the palette menu. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.

Note: Each type of library has its own file extension and default folder in the Presets folder in the Photoshop program folder.

To rename presets items:

1Select a preset item. Shift-click to select multiple items:

2Do one of the following:

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

•If the Preset Manager is set to display presets as thumbnails, double-click a preset, enter a new name, and click OK.

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

To rearrange preset items:

Drag an item up or down in the list.

To delete preset items:

Do one of the following:

•Select a preset item, and click Delete.

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

To 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 no 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 filename, and click Save.

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

To return to the default library of preset items:

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

Setting preferences

Numerous program settings are stored in Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Prefs file. Among the settings stored in this file are general display options, file-saving options, cursor options, transparency options, and options for plug-ins and scratch disks. Most of these options are set in the Preferences dialog box. Preference settings are saved each time you exit the application.

Note: The default location of the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Prefs file varies by operating system; use your operating system’s Find command to locate this file.

Unexpected behavior may indicate damaged preferences. By removing damaged preferences, you can restore preferences to their default settings.

To open a preferences dialog box:

1 Do one of the following:

•In Windows or Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences and choose the desired preference set from the submenu.

•(Photoshop) In Mac OS X, choose Photoshop > Preferences and choose the desired preference set from the submenu.

•(ImageReady) In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences and 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 top of the dialog box.

•Click Next to display the next preference set in the menu list; click Prev to display the previous preference set.

For information on a specific preference option, see the Index.

To restore all preferences to their default settings:

Do one of the following:

•Press and hold Alt+Control+Shift (Windows) or Option+Command+Shift (Mac OS) immediately after launching Photoshop or ImageReady.You will be prompted to delete the current settings.

•In Mac OS, open the Preferences folder in the System Folder (Mac OS 9.x) or Library folder (Mac OS X), and drag the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Settings folder to the Trash.

New Preferences files will be created the next time you start Photoshop or ImageReady.

Resetting all warning dialogs

Sometimes messages containing warnings or prompts regarding certain situations are displayed. You can disable the display of these messages by selecting the Don’t Show Again option in the message. You can also globally reset the display of all messages that have been disabled.