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ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS2
User Guide
To edit actions
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You can edit an action in any of the following ways:
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To rearrange a task within an action, drag the task to its new location in the Actions palette. When the highlighted
line appears in the desired position, release the mouse button.
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To record additional tasks in an action, select the task after which you want to insert the new tasks, and click the
Begin Recording button
on the Actions palette. Perform the additional commands. When finished, click the
Stop Playing/Recording button.
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To record an action again, select the action and choose Record Again from the Actions palette menu. If a modal
tool appears, use the tool differently and press Enter or Return to change the tool’s effect, or press Enter or Return
to retain the same settings. If a dialog box appears, change the values and click OK to record them, or click Cancel
to retain the same values.
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To record a single task again, select an object of the same type for which you want to rerecord the action. For
example, if a task is only available for vector objects, then you must have a vector object selected when you
rerecord. In the Actions palette, double-click the command. Enter the new values, and click OK.
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To change the name, keyboard shortcut, or button color of an action, double-click the action name. Alternatively,
select the action and choose Action Options from the Actions palette menu.
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To duplicate a set, action, or command, select the item and choose Duplicate from the Actions palette menu. Alter
natively, drag the action or command to the Create New Action button at the bottom of the Actions palette, or
drag a set to the Create New Set button. The copied sets appear at the bottom of the Actions palette. The copied
commands or actions appear after the original command or action.
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To delete a set, action, or command, select the item and click the Delete Selection icon in the Actions palette. Alter
natively, drag the selection to the Delete Selection icon, or choose Delete from the Actions palette menu.
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To delete all actions, choose Clear Actions from the Actions palette menu. Click Yes to delete all the actions.
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To reset actions to the default set, choose Reset Actions from the Actions palette menu. Click Append to add the
set of default actions to the current actions in the Actions palette, or OK to replace the current actions in the
Actions palette with the default set.
See also
“To use the Actions palette” on page 498
To use action sets
You can create and organize sets of task-related actions that can be saved to disk and transferred to other computers.
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To create a new set of actions, click the Create New Set button at the bottom of the Actions palette. Enter the name
of the set, and click OK.
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To save a set of actions, select a set, and choose Save Actions from the Actions palette menu. Type a name for the
set, choose a location, and click Save. The default actions set is saved in the Presets/Actions folder within the
Adobe Illustrator application folder.
Note:
You can save only the entire contents of a set in the Actions palette, not individual actions.
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To rename a set of actions, double-click the name of the set in the Actions palette.
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To replace all actions in the Actions palette with a new set, choose Replace Actions from the Actions palette menu.
Select an actions file, and click Open.