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Using pop-up palettes


Pop-up palettes appear in the options bar and provide access to libraries of brushes, swatches, gradients, patterns, layer styles, and custom shapes. When closed, pop-up palettes display a thumbnail image of the currently selected preset.

When you click the triangle to the right of the thumbnail image, the pop-up palette opens to show you the currently loaded preset libraries. You can change the display of a pop-up palette to view presets by their names, as thumbnail icons, or with both names and icons.
The Brush pop-up palette in the options bar. A. Click to open the pop-up palette. B. Click to view the pop-up palette menu.

To select a preset in a pop-up palette:

1 Click the triangle next to the thumbnail image of the current preset. When selecting a brush or gradient, be careful not to click the thumbnail image--doing so will display the settings editor for the preset.

2 Click a preset in the pop-up palette.

To rename a brush, gradient, or pattern in a pop-up palette:

1 Do one of the following:
  • Double-click an item.
  • Select an item, click the triangle () in the upper right corner of the pop-up palette, and choose the Rename command from the palette menu.

    • 2 Enter a new name in the dialog box provided, and click OK.

    To delete a brush, gradient, or pattern from a pop-up palette:

    Do one of the following:
  • Select an item, click the triangle () in the upper right corner of the pop-up palette, and choose the Delete command from the palette menu.
  • Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click an item.

    • To save a library of brushes, gradients, or patterns for later use:

    Choose the Save command from the pop-up palette menu. Then enter a name for the library file, and click Save.

    To load a library of brushes, gradients, or patterns:

    Choose the Load command from the pop-up palette menu. Then select the library file you want to add to the pop-up palette, and click Load.

    Note: Using the Load command will add the brush library to the brushes you have available. If you choose a preset library of brushes, the preset library will replace your current set of brushes.

    To replace the current set of brushes, gradients, or patterns in a pop-up palette:

    Do one of the following:
  • Choose the Replace command from the pop-up palette menu. Then select the library file you want to use, and click Load.
  • Choose a library file from the bottom section of the palette menu. Then click OK to replace the current list.

    • To load to the default library of brushes, gradients, or patterns:

    Choose the Reset command from the pop-up palette menu.

    To change the display of items in a pop-up palette:

    1 Click the triangle () in the upper right corner of the pop-up palette to view the palette menu.

    2 Select a view option:

  • Text Only to display the name of each item.
  • Small Thumbnail or Large Thumbnail to display a thumbnail of each item.
  • Small List or Large List to display the name and thumbnail of each item.

    • Note: Not all of the above options are available for all pop-up palettes.

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