For newcomers, Photoshop can seem like a labyrinth. The photo editing app is very powerful, but with great power comes great complexity figuring out how to do what you want can take longer than actually doing it.
The customization options mean that you can take your favorite menu items, actions, palettes and other tools and create your own easy-to-access panel. All the menu items and tools in Photoshop are available within the Configurator panel builder, and adding then to your custom panel is as simple as dragging them into your creation.
While the customization features are very nice, the real power of Configurator lies in the ability to swap your creations and download tools from other Photoshop users. The packaged files work much like Flash extensions just download the panel and double click the file so that Extension Manager can install it. Restart Photoshop and the new panel will be available at Windows >> Extensions >> (Panel Name).
Rather than simply spelling out the steps necessary to get a certain look for your images, Configurator allows Photoshop gurus to package their entire workflow as a script, create a panel to run the script and make the whole thing a one-click download.
Configurator is a free download and you can grab it from Adobe Labs. Configurator requires Photoshop CS4.
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