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Chapter 18: Automating tasks
Actions
About actions
An action is a series of tasks that are recorded while using the Illustrator application—menu commands, palette
options, tool actions, and so on. When you play an action, Illustrator performs all of the recorded tasks for you.
Illustrator comes with prerecorded actions to assist you in performing common tasks. These actions are installed as
a default set in the Actions palette.
When creating new actions, keep in mind the following guidelines:
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Most, but not all, tasks can be recorded. However, you can insert nonrecordable tasks using commands in the
Actions palette menu.
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When recording an action, playback results depend on such variables as the current fill and stroke colors, and on
file and program settings.
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Until you specifically save a set of actions, actions are automatically saved in the preferences file. If this preferences
file is lost or removed, any unsaved actions you may have created will be lost. Be sure to save your actions to a
separate actions file so you can load them later, and to keep them safe.
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Because Illustrator executes the commands as you record them, it’s a good idea to record a complicated action
using a copy of a file, and then play the action on the original.
See also
“To use action sets” on page 502
“Nonrecordable tasks” on page 500
To use the Actions palette
You use the Actions palette to record, play, edit, and delete actions. It also lets you save, load, and replace action sets.
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Do one of the following:
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To display the Actions palette, choose Window > Actions.
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To expand an action to see its commands, click the triangle to the left of the action name.
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To collapse an action, click the triangle again.
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To view just the names of the actions, select Button Mode from the Actions palette menu.