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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
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Perform the tasks you want to record. Some tasks can’t be recorded directly; however, you can insert most nonre
cordable tasks using commands in the Actions palette menu. (See “To insert nonrecordable tasks into actions” on
page 500.)
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When finished, click the Stop Playing/Recording button
To guard against mistakes, record the File > Save A Copy command at the beginning of the action before applying
other commands.
See also
“To use the Actions palette” on page 498
Nonrecordable tasks
Not all tasks in actions can be recorded directly. For example, you can’t record commands in the Effects and View
menus, commands that display or hide palettes, and use of the Selection, Pen, Paintbrush, Pencil, Gradient, Mesh,
Eyedropper, Paint Bucket, and Scissors tools.
To tell which tasks cannot be recorded, watch the Actions palette. If the name of the command or tool doesn’t appear
after you perform the task, you may still be able to add the task using commands in the Actions palette menu.
See also
“To use the Actions palette” on page 498
To insert nonrecordable tasks into actions
You can insert nonrecordable tasks into actions in the following ways:
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To insert a nonrecordable menu command, choose Insert Menu Item from the Actions palette menu. Select the
command from its menu, and click OK.
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To insert a stop in your action so that you can perform a task that cannot be recorded, choose Insert Stop from
the Actions palette menu. Type the message you want to appear, select Allow Continue if you want the option to
continue the action without stopping, and click OK.
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To insert a path, select the path, and choose Insert Select Path from the Actions palette menu.
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To insert selection of an object, enter a name for the object in the Note text box of the Attributes palette before you
start recording. (Select Show Note from the Attributes palette menu to display the Note text box.) When you
record the action, choose Select Object from the Actions palette menu. Enter the name of the object, and click OK.
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To record optimization options for multiple slices in the Save For Web dialog box, set the slice optimization
options before you start recording the action, then press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click Remember
in the Save For Web dialog box. When you record the action, Illustrator will remember the settings.
To insert a nonrecordable task after you create an action, select a item within the action after which you want to
insert the task. Then choose the appropriate command from the Actions palette menu.
See also
“To use the Actions palette” on page 498
“Nonrecordable tasks” on page 500