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Presets: What are they? 
     
  A preset works as an instruction file that tells particular PSP tools what you want them to do. Within windows explorer, you can actually open the presets with notepad which shows you the tool that preset belongs to and what settings are used. 

  Word of warning: Once opening a preset with notepad, if you make any adjustments to the settings and then resave the notepad file, it will change the behavior of the preset within PSP. Simply opening and then viewing, however, will not change the behavior of the preset.     
    
  Why use presets? Let's say that you have spent a long time creating the perfect button for your web pages using the inner bevel tool. Several months down the road, you decide to add some new pages and need new buttons. ACK! You've got the color right, but can't recreate the same beveling effect. You can either make your best guess OR check the drop down menu where you saved your precious setting. Presets save you time and a bunch of headaches!

  If you have fiddled around with one of the pre-existing presets and like what you have come up with, be sure to save it as a new name so that you won't mistakenly make adjustments to the original preset. 

Preset extensions

 If you've tried to open a preset by using the PSP browse tool, open with PSP, or File/New, you're likely to get an error message that states "error opening" or "invalid file type". Named presets will appear in the drop down menu of the appropriate tool they were created for. 

Extension

Tool

PSP7 Location
PBS Brush Strokes Effects/Artistic Effects
PBV Inner or outer Bevel Effects/3- D Effects
PCF Colored Foil Effects/Artistic Effects
PCN Contours Effects/Artistic Effects
PEN Enamel Effects/Artistic Effects
PFL Fine Leather Effects/Texture Effects
PLH Lights Effects/Illumination Effects
POS Polished Stone Effects/Texture Effects
Post Script file (a) Sandstone Effects/Texture Effects
PRL Rough Leather Effects/Texture Effects
PSB Sunburst Effects/Illumination Effects
PSC Sculpture Effects/Texture Effects
PSW Straw Wall Effects/Texture Effects
PTL Tiles Effects/Texture Effects
PTX Textures Effects/Texture Effects

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