Tuesday 1 March 2011

Need More Undo's In Photoshop? Just Add More History States!


Need More Undo's In Photoshop? Just Add More History States!

If you find that Photoshop's default number of Undo steps is rarely enough, there's a couple of things you can do. One is to rethink how you're working on your images in Photoshop so you don't need so many Undo steps all the time. The other is to simply add more Undo steps, which you can do by adding more History States. If you're using Photoshop CS2 or earlier, go up to the Edit (Win) /Photoshop (Mac) menu at the top of the screen, choose Preferences, and then choose General. You'll see an option near the top of the dialog box called History States. Simply type in the number of History States you need. Here, I've increased mine to 30:
The History States option in the Photoshop Preferences dialog box. Image © 2008 Photoshop Essentials.com
Photoshop Tips: Change the number of History States in Photoshop's Preferences.
Something important to keep in mind is that the more History States you add, the more memory you'll need in your computer. If you find Photoshop slowing down and having a tough time keeping up with you while you're working on your photos, you'll probably need to either reduce the number of History States or add more memory to your computer.

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