Managing Tool Settings

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You can configure tool settings such as loading tool configuration information from a file, copying settings, saving settings, and removing applied settings from the image. To access the tool settings menu, click the icon in the upper right corner of the tool window.

To close a tool window:

1.Click the tool management icon ToolIcon of the tool you want to close.
2.In the context menu, click Remove Tool.

To copy a tool's settings (for the selected image) to the clipboard and paste them into another image:

1.Open the tool window context menu and click Copy To Clipboard.
2.Click a new image thumbnail and right-click.
3.In the context menu, click Settings and then click Paste Image Settings.

To load a tool's settings from a configuration file and apply them to the selected image:

1.Open the tool window context menu and click Load.
2.In the Load <tool name> Panel Settings dialog box, in the Look in field, navigate to the directory that contains the configuration file.
3.Click on the file name and then click Open.

To save a tool's settings (for the selected image) to a file:

1.Open the tool window context menu and click Save.
2.In the Save <tool name> Panel Settings dialog box, in the Save in field, specify a directory that will contain the configuration file.
3.In the File name field, enter a descriptive name for the configuration file.
4.Click Save.

To reset a tool's settings to the factory settings for the selected image:

Open the tool window context menu and click Reset.

To add another tool tab to the current tool window:

1.Open the tool window context menu.
2.Click New Tool Tab.
3.From the context menu, select a tool that you want to add to the current tool window.

 

Note: When you add a tool to the current window, the new tool appears as a tab underneath the title bar of the window. The figure below shows the Color Management and Exposure/tone tools in one window.

 

tabs

 

To view one of the tool's controls, click the tab.

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