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Part of the fun of image editing is choosing brush tips, swatch colors, gradient colors, and patterns to create the look you want. To get you started, Elements provides you with a number of preset libraries that you can load and use when you want. For example, you can load a Brushes library to acquire different brush tips that you can use with the Brush tool and the Eraser tool. But you’re likely to want to customize the preset libraries at least a little bit, too.

You can change libraries individually in respective panels where the items are used. For example, you can change color swatch libraries on the Color Swatches panel or choose brush-tip libraries in the Tool Options. Another way you can change libraries is to use the Preset Manager dialog box, as shown in Figure 3-16.

FIGURE 3-16: The Preset Manager dialog box provides a central area where you can change libraries.

We cover using the presets in Chapter 13, which is where you can find out how to use the many presets that Elements provides. The important thing to note here is that you can change the presets according to your editing needs.

To open the Preset Manager dialog box, choose Edit ⇒ Preset Manager. The available options in the dialog box are

 Learn More About: The Preset Manager: Click the blue Preset Manager hyperlinked text to open the Help document and find out more about managing presets.

 Done: Any changes you make in the Preset Manager are recorded and saved when you click Done.

 Preset Type: Open the drop-down list to choose from Brushes, Swatches, Gradients, Styles, Patterns, and Effects.

 Append: Click the Append button to append a library to the existing library open in the Preset Manager.

 Add: Click this button to open another library. Elements allows you to choose from several libraries for each preset type. When you choose Add, the open library closes as a new library opens. If you added a new item, such as a brush, it’s lost when you click Add unless you saved the new brush. For more on brushes, see Chapter 8.

 Save Set: You can save any changes you make in the Preset Manager as a new library. If you make a change, use this option so that you don’t disturb the original presets.

 Rename: Each item in a library has a unique name. If you want to rename an item, click the thumbnail in the Preview pane, click Rename, and then type a new name in the dialog box that appears.

 Delete: Click an item in the Preview window and click Delete to remove the item from the library.