Library panel

Options

The following options are available in the panel:

• Search—allows you to narrow down the macros in the panel to those with names which conform to the search criteria. Type directly in the text box.
• Scaling—choose from Stretch, Max fit, Min fit or No scale (default). This controls how layer content (especially brush strokes) will be scaled when applying the macro to a document that has a different aspect ratio or page orientation. Stretch will contort the layer content, whereas Max fit or Min fit will scale content gracefully and maintain the aspect ratio.
• Alignment—change how the macro elements are aligned relative to the document's bounds. For example, if the macro places a watermark image, you could choose Bottom right to place it at the bottom right of the current document.
• Category—displays all macros in that category. Click a category's title to collapse or expand the category.

The following options are available from panel preferences:

• Create New Category—adds a new, custom macros category to the panel.
• Import Macros—adds a new category to the panel pre-populated macros.

The following options are available from the category option menus:

• Rename—allows you to rename the category.
• Delete—removes the category (and all its macros) from the panel.
• Duplicate—adds a second copy of the currently selected category to the panel.
• Move Up—repositions the category above the previous category so it is listed higher in the panel. If this option is greyed out, the category is at the top of the panel.
• Move Down—repositions the category below the next category so it is listed lower in the panel. If this option is greyed out, the category is at the bottom of the panel.
• Export Macros—exports all the macros stored in the current category as a single .afmacros file. On import, the macro category and individual macros are installed.