Configurator 2.0: Customize Your Photoshop CS5 Experience

Photoshop CS5 can be a very large program to get your head around. What if I told you that you can close all of the tools and panels and create your own Panels to customize Photoshop just as you like it? This class will teach you to do just that. Additionally, it will also teach you how to leverage the panels to pull in content from the internet.

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RC Concepcion

Release Date: 2010-08-12

Lessons

Installing Configurator

<p>RC goes over the basics on how to install the Configurator program from the Adobe Labs website.</p>

Duration: 2 mins 46 seconds

Make a Basic Panel

<p>Learn how to make a basic Configurator 2.0 panel that incorporates some of Photoshop CS5 tools into the panel.</p>

Duration: 7 mins 22 seconds

Adding Commands to Your Panel

<p>Sometimes you will want to include commands as text buttons instead of icons. &amp;amp;amp;Acirc;&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;This lesson will teach you how to add commands to the panel as well as search for specific commands.</p>

Duration: 9 mins 18 seconds

Adding Widgets 2: Graphics into Panels

<p>Learn a couple of tricks on how to add graphics as background elements into your Configurator 2.0 panels.</p>

Duration: 6 mins 57 seconds

Adding Accordions to a Panel

<p>Learn how to separate your customized &amp;Acirc;&amp;nbsp;tools and content &amp;Acirc;&amp;nbsp;using Accordions in Configurator 2.0</p>

Duration: 4 mins 55 seconds

Mixing Accordions and Tabs

<p>Take your configuration one step further by mixing tabbed panels and accordions in Configurator 2.0</p>

Duration: 6 mins 33 seconds

Adding an HTML Page to a Panel

<p>Learn how to leverage internet content by adding HTML pages inside of your Configurator 2.0 panels.</p>

Duration: 6 mins 26 seconds

Installing ScriptListener

<p>You can extend the functionality of your panels immensely by using scripting. &amp;amp;amp;Acirc;&amp;amp;amp;nbsp;This lesson will teach you how to install the Photoshop CS5 Script Listener so that you can start reusing some built in code for your panels.</p>

Duration: 5 mins 31 seconds