Using and Creating Presets  

Presets are essentially scripts that define the behavior, properties, or settings of a dialog or tool. Many dialogs and tools come with pre­defined, ready to use Presets. But you can also design and save your own Presets.

When you find yourself frequently using particular settings for a dialog or tool, saving these settings as a Preset saves you the time needed to define each dialog or tool setting each time you use it. Simply save the settings and they'll appear in the Presets drop-list for that tool or dialog.

Most Paint Shop Pro dialogs and the Tool Options palette have the following default presets:

To choose a preset:

In the Presets drop-down list, select the desired Preset from the list. Click here to see examples of Presets in a dialog and in the Tool Options palette.

To reset values to default settings:

In the Presets drop-list, click the Reset to default but­ton . To reset a dialog to the settings that displayed when you opened the dialog, hold down Shift and then click the Reset to default button.

To save settings as a preset:

  1. Modify the dialog’s or tool’s settings.

  2. Click the Save preset button . The Save Preset dialog opens.

  3. Type a name for the Preset. You cannot use the names "Default" or "Last Used".

  1. To enter additional Preset information, click the Options button, and then enter information in the Author, Copyright, and Descrip­tion fields.

  2. The Preset includes group box shows the data saved with this Preset. To omit any of these items from the Preset, click the Save button (a red X will appear over it) associated with the data.

  3. Click OK.

To edit a preset:

To edit a Preset, select it, modify the dialog or tool settings, click the Save Preset button, and type the same preset name. When you are prompted to replace the current Preset, choose Yes.

To delete a preset:

  1. In the Presets drop-list, click the Resource Manager button .

  2. In the Resource Manager dialog, select the preset you want to delete..

  3. Click Delete, and when prompted to confirm deletion, click Yes.

Related Topics

Scripting Basics

Recording and Saving a Script

Running a Saved Script

Stopping or Undoing a Script

About Restricted Script Mode

Editing Scripts Using Paint Shop Pro

Editing Scripts Via the Text Editor

Processing Multiple Files

Renaming Multiple Files