Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual page 414

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Automating Tasks
Saving actions (ImageReady)
All actions you create are saved in the ImageReady
Actions file in the Adobe Photoshop 6 Settings
folder. ImageReady can only access actions that
reside in this folder. You add actions to
ImageReady by dragging actions into the
ImageReady Actions folder on your computer.
Because ImageReady does not include a Load
Actions command, you must add files to the
ImageReady Actions file manually.
Note: The default location of the Adobe
Photoshop 6 Settings folder varies by operating
system. Use your operating system's Find command
to locate this folder.
You can remove actions from ImageReady by
dragging the actions out of the ImageReady
Actions folder or by using the Delete Action
command in the Actions palette menu. Actions
you remove by dragging can be saved in another
folder. Actions you remove by deleting are
removed permanently.
If you add or remove files from the ImageReady
Actions palette, you can direct ImageReady to scan
the Actions folder for changes and update the
Actions palette. (ImageReady scans the Actions
folder and updates the Actions palette whenever
you launch the application.)
To update the Actions folder:
Drag an action file into or out of the
1
ImageReady Actions folder.
Choose Rescan Actions Folder from the Actions
2
palette menu.
Organizing sets of actions (Photoshop)
To help you organize your actions, you can create
sets of actions and save the sets to disk. You can
organize sets of actions for different types of
work—such as print publishing and online
publishing—and transfer sets to other computers.
Although ImageReady doesn't allow you to
create sets, you can manually organize actions
in the ImageReady Actions folder. For example, if the
Actions palette contains too many actions, create a
new folder inside the ImageReady Actions folder and
move less-used actions from the ImageReady Actions
folder to this new folder. The relocated actions are
removed from the palette until you return them to
the ImageReady Actions folder.
To create a new set of actions:
In the Actions palette, click the New Set
1
button ( ), or choose New Set from the palette
menu.
Enter the name of the set, and click OK.
2
To move an action to a different set:
In the Actions palette, drag the action to a different
set. When the highlighted line appears in the
desired position, release the mouse button.
To rename a set of actions:
In the Actions palette, choose Set Options from
1
the pop-up menu.
2 Enter the name of the set, and click OK.