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Using plug-in modules
A plug-in is a software module that adds
functions to the main program. A collec-
tion of plug-ins is installed in the Plug-
ins folder within the Adobe Illustrator
6.0 folder. Third-party developers
also can create plug-in modules; see
Creating plug-in modules for Adobe
Illustrator for more information.
Plug-ins work the same way that other
functions in Illustrator work. In fact, in
most cases, you cannot even tell which
functions are part of the main Illustrator
program and which are plug-ins.
When you install Adobe Illustrator and
include plug-ins as part of the installa-
tion, these files are placed in the Plug-
ins folder in the Adobe Illustrator folder.
If you change the location of these files
or of the Plug-ins folder, you must use
the Plug-ins preferences command to
tell Illustrator about the new location of
the plug-ins.