Adobe photoshop cs2 User Manual

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2 
User Guide 
Managing actions 
To rearrange commands within an action 
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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 
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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 
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 
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.
Delete the action or command:
Click the Delete icon
 on the Actions palette. Click OK to delete the action or command. 
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. 
To delete all actions in the Actions palette 
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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 
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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.
Type a new name for the action, or change options. For more information about action options, see “Recording
Click OK.