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How to Use Photoshop Tool Presets

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Open the Tool Presets Palette

Creating tool presets in Photoshop is an excellent way to speed up your workflow and remember your favorite and most-used settings. A tool preset is a named, saved version of a tool and specific related settings such as width, opacity and brush size.

To work with tool presets, first open the tool presets palette by going to “Window > Tool Presets.” Depending on the current tool you have selected in the Photoshop toolbar, the presets palette will either display a list of presets or a message that no presets exist for the current tool. Some Photoshop tools come with built in presets, and others do not.

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Photoshop Tool Presets Palette
Photoshop Tool Presets Palette
  1. Open the Tool Presets Palette
  2. Experiment with Default Tool Presets
  3. Creating Your Own Tool Presets
  4. Tool Presets Palette Options

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