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Setting preferences


Preferences are program settings that control 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 dialog boxes that can be opened through the Preferences submenu in the Edit menu. Preference settings are saved each time you exit the application.

Unexpected behavior may indicate damaged preferences. You can generate a new preferences file with all preference settings returned to their defaults.

To open a preferences dialog box:

1 Choose the desired preference set from the Edit > Preferences 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, search for the preference name in the index.

    To restore all preferences to their default settings:

    In Windows, press and hold Alt+Control+Shift immediately after launching Photoshop Elements. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.

    In Mac OS, do one of the following:
  • Press and hold down Option+Command+Shift immediately after launching Photoshop Elements. Click Yes to delete the Adobe Photoshop Elements settings file.
  • Open the Preferences folder in the System Folder, and drag the following files to the Trash: Adobe Save For Web 2.0 prefs and all files in the Adobe Photoshop Elements Prefs folder.

    • New Preferences files will be available the next time you start Photoshop Elements.

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