Restoring default preferences
The preferences files store palette and command settings and color-calibration information. Each time you quit Adobe Photoshop or Adobe ImageReady, the positions of the palettes and certain command settings are recorded in the respective preferences file. When you use the Adobe Color Management Assistant, monitor-calibration and color-space information is stored in the Photoshop preferences files as well.
Before you begin working on the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book lessons, save your initial preferences file. This enables you to restore any custom settings you have when you are done with the book. (If you are using a fresh installation of Photoshop 7.0 that has not yet been opened, you can skip saving the initial preferences file.)
You should restore the default preferences for Photoshop or ImageReady each time you begin a lesson. This ensures that the tools and palettes function as described in this book. When you finish all the lessons, you can restore your saved settings. Instructions for each of these processes are shown.
Important
If you have adjusted your color-display and color-space settings, be sure to move the preferences file rather than delete it, so that you can restore your settings when you are done with the lessons in this book.
To save your current Photoshop preferences:
1. | Exit Adobe Photoshop. |
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3. | Drag the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Prefs.psp file from the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Settings folder to your desktop. |
To restore preferences to their default settings before each lesson:
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2. | When message appears, click Yes to delete the existing preferences file. New preferences files will be created the next time you start Photoshop or ImageReady. |
3. | If Photoshop asks whether you want to set custom color settings, click No. |
To restore your saved settings after completing the lessons:
1. | Exit Photoshop. |
2. | Drag the preferences file from the desktop back into the Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Settings folder. |
3. | In the warning dialog box that appears, confirm that you want to replace the existing version of the file. |