Managing Actions; To Rearrange Commands Within An Action; To Duplicate An Action Or Command; To Delete An Action Or Command - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

Managing actions

To rearrange commands within an action

In the Actions palette, drag the command to its new location within the same or another action. When the
highlighted line appears in the desired position, release the mouse button.

To duplicate an action or command

Do one of the following:
• Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the action or command to a new location in the Actions palette.
When the highlighted line appears in the desired location, release the mouse button.
Select an action or command. Then choose Duplicate from the Actions palette menu. The copied action or
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command appears after the original.
Drag an action or command to the New Action button at the bottom of the Actions palette. The copied action or
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command appears after the original.
In Photoshop, you can duplicate sets as well as actions and commands.

To delete an action or command

In the Actions palette, select the action or command you want to delete.
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Delete the action or command:
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Click the Delete icon
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• Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the Delete icon to delete the selected action or command without
displaying a confirmation dialog box.
• Drag the action or command to the Delete icon on the Actions palette to delete the selected action or command
without displaying a confirmation dialog box.
Choose Delete from the Actions palette menu.
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To delete all actions in the Actions palette
Choose Clear All Actions from the Actions palette menu.
Even after clearing all actions, the Actions palette can be restored to its default set of actions. See "To save a set of
actions" on page 738.
To rename an action
Double-click the action name in the Actions palette and enter a new name.
To change action options
Select the action, and choose Action Options from the Actions palette menu.
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Type a new name for the action, or change options. For more information about action options, see "Recording
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actions" on page 731.
Click OK.
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on the Actions palette. Click OK to delete the action or command.
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