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Organizing sets of actions


    To help you organize your actions, you can create sets in which to place them and save the sets to disk. You can organize sets of actions for different types of work--for example, print publishing and online publishing--and transfer sets to other computers. You can save only the entire contents of the selected set in the Actions palette, not individual actions.

    Note: Unsaved actions are automatically saved to the preferences file. If this preferences file is lost or removed, any unsaved actions you may have created will be lost. Be sure to use the Save Actions command in the Actions palette to save your actions to a separate actions file so you can load them later, and to keep them safe.

    Replacing a saved set of actions replaces all existing actions. Loading a saved set adds to existing actions, with new ones appearing at the bottom of the Actions palette.

To create a new set for actions:

  1. In the Actions palette, do one of the following:
    • Choose New Set from the pop-up menu.
    • Click the Create New Set button at the bottom of the Actions palette.
  2. Enter the name of the set and click OK.

To rename a set of actions:

  1. In the Actions palette, do one of the following:
    • Double-click the name of the set in the Actions palette.
    • Select the name of the set and choose Set Options from the pop-up menu.
  2. Enter the name of the set, and click OK.

To save a set of actions:

  1. Select a set.
  2. Choose Save Actions from the Actions palette menu.
  3. Type a name for the set, choose a location, and click Save. The default actions set is saved in the Presets/Action Sets folder within the Adobe Illustrator application folder.

To replace all actions in the Actions palette with a new set of actions:

  1. Choose Replace Actions from the Actions palette menu.
  2. Locate and select an actions file.
  3. Click Open.
  4. Important: Using the Replace Actions command will replace all sets of actions in the current document. Before using the Replace Actions command, you should make sure that you have already saved a copy of your current set of actions using the Save Actions command.

To load a set of actions:

  1. Choose Load Actions from the Actions palette menu.
  2. Locate and select the actions file.
  3. Click Open.