Photoshop CS3 On Demand
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Select the various options you want to use:

Automatically Launch Bridge. Automatically launches the Bridge in the background every time Photoshop is launched.

Auto-Update Open Documents. Creates a link between the open image and the image file on disk.

Beep When Done. Sounds when an operation is complete.

Dynamic Color Sliders. Previews color effects within the slider bars.

Export Clipboard. Transfers a copied image to the operating systems clipboard.

Use Shift Key For Tool Switch. Allows you to use the keyboard shortcut when two tools share the same slot in the toolbox.

Resize Image During Paste/ Place. Allows you to resize an image during a Paste or Place.

Zoom Resizes Windows. Forces the image window to resize when zoom is selected.

Zoom With Scroll Wheel. Determines whether zooming or scrolling is the default operation of the scroll wheel.

Select the History Log options you want to use.

 

Click OK.

 

Figure 3.4

Modifying File Handling Preferences

Sooner or later, you'll have to save the file (document) you've created in Photoshop. The final output of any document is contained within a specific file format such as tif, eps, jpg, or even bmp. In fact, Photoshop lets you save files using over 18 different formats. The File Handling preferences provide several options that modify what information is saved with a file. Image previews are typically very small; add very little to the file size of the saved document. Once saved you will want to open, print, and possibly even modify the document using other image-editing applications. The File compatibility options help you save a file that will be transportable to other applications.

Work with File Handling Options

Click the Edit (Win) or Photoshop (Mac) menu, and then point to Preferences.

Click File Handling.

 

Select the File Saving Options you want to use:

 

• Image Previews. Select Always Save, Never Save, or Ask When Saving.
• Icon. Saves previews of the images (Mac).
• Full Size. Saves full-size previews for use as FPO (For Placement Only) objects in Desktop layout programs (Mac).
• Mac Thumbnail. Saves previews viewable when using the Mac File Open command (Mac).
• Win Thumbnail. Saves previews viewable when using the Win File Open command (Mac).
• Append File Extension. Lets you choose whether to append the file extension (Mac).
• Use Lower Case. Choose to have upper or lower case extensions.

Figure 3.5

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