Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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Create a preset
. Just move the Adjust Sharpness dialog box's sliders to where you want
them. When you've got everything sharpened just right, click the Preset menu, and then
choose Save Preset. In the window that opens, name your preset and then save it. Don't
change the save location Elements suggests or the program won't be able to find your
preset. (In Windows, they go in
C:\Users\[user]\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop
Elements\13.0\Presets\Smart Sharpen
. In OS X Elements saves presets to
[your hard
drive]
→
Library
→
Application Support
→
Adobe
→
Adobe Photoshop Elements 13
→
Pre-
sets
→
Smart Sharpen
.) After that, the name of your preset appears in the Preset menu.
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Use presets created by others
. You aren't limited to your own presets. If someone else
creates a preset and sends it to you, just open the Preset drop-down menu, choose Load
Preset, and then navigate to the file. (You can also use this option to find your own pre-
sets if for some reason they don't appear in the menu.
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Remove presets
. If you want to get rid of a preset, head to the Preset menu and choose
Delete Preset; in the window that opens, choose the doomed preset from the pull-down
menu, and then click Delete. If you want to get rid of
all
your custom presets, choose All
Presets instead.
Some people who've used Smart Sharpening in the full-featured Photoshop swear they'll
never go back to Unsharp Mask. Adjust Sharpness is Elements' version of Smart Sharpen-
ing, so give it a try and see if you, too, like it better than Unsharp Mask. To give you an idea
of the difference between the two methods,
Figure 7-24
shows the dog from
Figure 7-21
again, only this time with a dose of Adjust Sharpness instead of Unsharp Mask. Some people
consider Adjust Sharpness too darned fiddly to use, so feel free to go back to Unsharp Mask
if it works better for you. (And, Mac folks, don't forget that you also have the option of
sharpening in Preview [
Whitening Teeth
]).
