- Introduction
- Optimizing Photoshop
- Setting General Preferences
- Setting File Handling Preferences
- Setting Interface Preferences
- Setting Cursors Preferences
- Controlling Transparency & Gamut Preferences
- Working with Units & Rulers
- Working with Guides, Grid & Slices
- Setting Plug-Ins Preferences
- Selecting Scratch Disks
- Allocating Memory & Image Cache
- Setting Type Preferences
- Managing Libraries with the Preset Manager
- Using and Customizing Workspaces
- Building Specialized Workspaces
- Creating a Customized User Interface
- Defining Shortcut Keys
Building Specialized Workspaces
If you want to build a specialized workspace with custom panels in Photoshop, you can use the Adobe Configurator 3.0 panel utility (New!). The external program is available as a separate download from Adobe atwww.labs.adobe.com. With Configurator 3.0, you can drag and drop tools, menu items, scripts, actions, and other objects into a panel to build a specialized workspace design. In addition, you can access anything on the Web, such as blogs, videos, or e-mail, with these specialized designs that leverage built-in Flash support. When you’re done creating a design, you can export it for use in Photoshop or InDesign.
Build a Specialized Workspace with Configurator
- Start Adobe Configurator 3.0 from the Start menu (Win) or the Applications folder (Mac).
- Click theFilemenu, and then clickNew Panel.
- Click theSelect Productlist arrow, and then clickPhotoshop CS6orInDesign CS6.
- ClickOK.
- Use the controls on the right to enter a panel name, and customize the layout and functionality.
- Drag the items you want to add to your panel from the left pane to the new panel.
- To save the panel file (GPC), click theFilemenu, and then clickSave Panel As. Enter a name, specify a location, and then clickSave.
- Click theFilemenu, and then clickExport. Specify the location of the Plug-In Panels folder (the default), clickSelect, and then clickOK.
- Click theFilemenu, and then clickExit.
- In Photoshop or InDesign, click theWindowmenu, point toExtensions, and then select your new panel. Restart Photoshop or InDesign after exporting your panel for the first time.