Adobe Creative Suite 4 Bootcamp preferences

Photoshop CS4 Preferences:

Set Eyedropper to any other pixel sample amount other than Point Sample to improve performance.
General preferences: Zoom Resizes Windows and Zoom with Scroll Wheel set on.
History Log is for legal and forensic investigation; recording what was done to the image.
File Handling: Enable Version Cue is set to on to have extra features in the Place/Browse dialog.
Performance: Let Photoshop Use enough RAM to work and leave enough RAM for other applications.
Performance: Scratch Disks set to other hard drive if you have one.
Cursors: Set to Full Size Brush Tip and Show Crosshair in Brush Tip is on.
Transparency and Gamut: change the Gamut Warning to a loud saturated green color.
Type: Set the Font Preview Size to Large or better.
As you customize the Dock, be sure to save a workspace

InDesign CS4 Preferences:

Set the Pages Panel to not show vertically.
Alter the Basic Paragraph style to change your default font and type size.
Interface Preferences: Set the Tools panel to Double Column; and the Tool Tips to Fast.
Type Options: Set the Drag and Drop Text Editing enabled on in Layout View; font preview to large.
Units & Increments: Set Keyboard Increments to 1 pt; 1 pt; 1 pt; and kerning to 5/1000 em.
Guides & Pasteboard: Set the Preview Background to Black; Guide Options Guides in Back.
Autocorrect: Set the Enable Autocorrect option to on.
Notes: for InCopy workflows. Choose an identifying color.
Story Editor Display: Set the font to Myriad Pro; 24 pt; 150% spacing; black text on white background.
Display Performance: Default view to high quality; adjust view to High Quality; greeking type to 0 pt.
Appearance of Black only applies to RGB digital workflows; not CMYK printing press workflows.
File Handling: Make sure Enable Version Cue is set to on.

Illustrator CS4 Preferences:

General Preferences: Turn off Append [Converted]; take note of Scale Strokes & Effects on or off.
Selection & Anchor Display: Set the Anchors to third choice; set handles to second choice.
Type: Size/Leading to 1 pt; Baseline Shift to 1 pt; Tracking to 5/1000 em; Font Preview to Large.
Units & Display Performance: Take note that now Illustrator CS4 can measure type in inches.
Smart Guides & Slices: Take note that you can add your favorite angles.

Bridge CS4 Preferences:

General: Turn off or on some Favorite Items. Decide whether double-click should load into ACR.
Thumbnails: Details: Turn on all the Show switches for additional metadata.
Metadata: Decide whether to turn off some extra metadata fields.

Acrobat 9 Preferences:
Preferences: Page Display: Use Local Fonts off; Overprint Preview defaults now defaults to on; Show
Art, Trim, Bleed on.

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