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# Presets
What are Presets, and how to save, edit and delete them
Presets save a set of image-processing settings for later use. For example, you could save a preset that exports JPEGs at 70% quality, resizes them to a maximum of 1200 pixels and adds a filename suffix.
In Squash 4, presets live in the **preset menu in the toolbar above the settings sidebar**. The menu starts with the built-in **Default** preset, then lists your saved presets, followed by the commands for managing them. Squash remembers the selected preset the next time you launch the app.
### Applying a preset
Click the preset menu and choose a saved preset. Its settings are applied to your current batch.
Choose **Default** to return every setting to Squash's defaults, including removing any watermark images. Default is always available and can't be updated, renamed or removed.
### Creating a preset
1. Set up the format, resizing, naming and other options you want to reuse.
2. Click the preset menu and choose **Save New Preset…**.
3. Enter a name and save.
The new preset becomes the selected preset. Presets can include your export destination and watermark image. General app preferences are managed separately in Settings.
### Updating a preset
Select the preset, make your changes in the sidebar, then choose **Update Preset** from the preset menu and confirm.
Changing a slider, menu or checkbox does not automatically update the saved preset. Apply the preset again to restore its saved settings.
### Renaming and removing presets
Choose a saved preset, then choose **Rename Preset…** or **Remove Preset** from the same menu. **Update Preset**, **Rename Preset…** and **Remove Preset** are available when one of your saved presets is selected, not Default.
Choosing a preset does not open or close sidebar sections; Squash remembers which sections you have expanded separately.
There is no limit on the number of presets, including in the Free version.
Squash 3 preset video
This tutorial shows the earlier preset sidebar. Squash 4 uses the toolbar preset menu described above.
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Squash 3 reference screenshots
These screenshots show the earlier Squash 3 interface.
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