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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2.0
User Guide
Using 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 in folders inside the Photoshop Elements
Plug-ins folder.
You can select an additional plug-ins folder to use
compatible plug-ins stored with another appli-
cation. You can also create a shortcut (Windows)
or an alias (Mac OS) 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.
Photoshop Elements can accommodate a large
number of plug-ins. However, if the number of
installed plug-in modules becomes great enough,
Photoshop Elements may not be able to list all the
plug-ins in their appropriate menus. Newly
installed plug-ins will then appear in the Filter >
Other submenu.
To install an Adobe Systems plug-in module:
Do one of the following:
•
Use the plug-in installer, if provided.
•
In Windows, copy the module into the appro-
priate Plug-ins folder in the Photoshop
Elements folder.
•
In Mac OS, drag a copy of the module to the
appropriate Plug-ins folder inside the
Photoshop Elements folder.
Note:
Before copying or dragging the plug-in files
into the Plug-ins folder, make sure that the files are
uncompressed.
To install a third-party plug-in module:
Follow the installation instructions that came with
the plug-in module.
To select an additional plug-ins folder:
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > Plug-Ins & Scratch
Disks.
2
In the Preferences dialog, do one of the
following:
•
In Windows, select Additional Plug-ins
Directory, click Choose, and select a folder from
the list. Click OK.
•
In Mac OS, select Additional Plug-ins Folder,
select a folder from the list. Click Select or
Choose.
3
To display the contents of a folder, double-click
the directory (Windows) or click Open (Mac OS).
The path to the folder appears in the preferences
window.
Make sure that you do not select a location
inside the Plug-ins folder for Photoshop
Elements.
4
Restart Photoshop Elements to load the
plug-ins.
