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Reveal Plug-ins Folder Opens the user-defined Plug-ins folder on the desktop.
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Import from Adobe Photoshop Album Assists you in converting a Photoshop Album
library to an Expression Media catalog.
Scripts menu You can add your own scripts to this menu by placing them in the user-defined
Plug-ins folder on your hard disk.
Option sets
Several complex functions in Expression Media offer the ability to save a set of options for easy
recall and repeat use. These settings are stored in the Options menu of a function’s dialog box.
Saved options can be incorporated in scripts. Option sets are small custom files and are easy to
copy, share, and install.
The following functions can store options:
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Find Saves and recalls simple or complex Boolean (and/or) search strings.
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Batch Rename Stores combinations of settings for file renaming.
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View Options Stores the display options for text, color and metadata of the List,
Thumbnail, and Media Views. A view’s Size menu options are also stored with an option
set.
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HTML Gallery Stores variations on theme settings for different clients or projects. The
Site Title is not stored with an option set.
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File Conversion (Images) Saves conversions with a specific purpose, such as
compression for Web or e-mail distribution.
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Text Table Saves and recalls various metadata groupings that you want to export.
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PDF Maker Stores page layout styles for the production of high-resolution PDFs.
To save an option set
1. Make sure you have all the function’s dialog box options set appropriately.
2. On the Option Set menu, click Save.
3. Type the name of the option set, and then click OK.
Option Set menus are listed alphabetically. If you want to force a particular option set to
appear at the top of the list, add a blank space as the first character of the name.
Tip: There are no methods for renaming an option set. If you want to change the name,
you must save the option set a second time using a different name, then remove the old
one from the list.
To remove an option set
1. On the Option Set menu, click Remove.
2. Select an option set, and then click Remove.
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