Adobe 29180155 User Guide - Page 44

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 4.0 39 User Guide To change scratch disks Photoshop Elements needs contiguous hard drive space to create a scratch disk. 1 In the Editor, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks. 2 Select the desired disks from the Scratch Disks menu (you can assign up to four scratch disks). 3 Click OK. 4 Restart Photoshop Elements for the change to take effect. About plug-in modules Plug-in modules are software programs developed by Adobe Systems and other software developers to add functionality to Photoshop Elements. A number of importing, exporting, and special-effects plug-ins come with your program; they are inside the Photoshop Elements Plug-ins folder. (The Camera Raw 3.3 plug-in is installed in the Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-ins/CS2/File Formats folder because it is shared with Adobe Bridge.) You can select an additional plug-ins folder in which to load compatible plug-ins stored with another application. You can also create a shortcut for a plug-in stored in another folder on your system. You can then add the shortcut or alias to the Plug-ins folder to use that plug-in with Photoshop Elements. Once installed, plug-in modules appear as options added to the Import or Export menu, or as file formats in the Open and Save As dialog boxes. If you install a large number of plug-ins, Photoshop Elements may not be able to list them all in their appropriate menus. If so, newly installed plug-ins appear in the Filter > Other submenu. To prevent a plug-in or folder of plug-ins from loading, add a tilde character (~) at the beginning of the plug-in name or folder. That file (or all files in the folder) is ignored by the application when you restart it. To view information about installed plug-ins, choose Help > About Plug-In and select a plug-in from the submenu. See also "Plug-in filters" on page 214 To install plug-in modules O Do one of the following: • Use the plug-in installer, if provided. • Follow the installation instructions that came with the plug-in module. • Make sure that the plug-in files are uncompressed, and then copy them to the appropriate Plug-ins folder in the Photoshop Elements folder. To select an additional plug-ins folder You can select an additional plug-ins folder in which to load compatible plug-ins stored with another application. 1 In the Editor, choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks 2 In the Preferences dialog box, select Additional Plug-ins Folder; then select a folder from the list, and click Choose. 3 To display the contents of a folder, double-click it. The path to the folder appears in the preferences window. Note: Do not select a location inside the Plug-ins folder for Photoshop Elements. 4 Restart Photoshop Elements to load the plug-ins.