GETTING STARTED - Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process - page 34

LIGHTROOM PREFERENCES
In most scenarios the default Preference settings in place when Lightroom is
installed are ideal. However, when you've worked with Lightroom for some time,
there may be settings you want to change to suit your computer coni guration
or work habits. Spend some time getting to know the options available in
the Preferences dialog boxes; they are fairly straightforward, and with an
understanding of Lightroom's interface and functionality the settings you want to
change will become more evident.

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On a Mac, Lightroom's Preferences are accessed under the Lightroom menu. On
Windows, they're under the Edit menu.

In the chapters that follow, key preferences are explained in context of a particular
aspect of the workl ow.

PRESETS AND TEMPLATES
h roughout the program, Lightroom provides presets and templates to store
settings and layouts. h e default installation comes with some built-in presets
and templates. As you work with Lightroom, you should save your own. h i s will
dramatically speed up your workl ow. You can also get presets and templates from
other people; Google this.

h e Lightroom presets folder is an important folder on your hard drive that
you may access frequently the more you use Lightroom. To get there, open the
Preferences, and on the Presets tab, click the button for Show Lightroom Presets
Folder.

I'll discuss using presets and templates throughout the rest of the topic.