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Automating Tasks
About automating tasks using actions and scripts
Graphic design is a field characterized by creativity, but aspects of the actual work of illus-
tration and page layout are anything but creative. When you think about the work that
you do, chances are good you’ll find that you spend most of your time doing the same or
similar production tasks, over and over again. In fact, you’ll probably notice that the time
you spend placing and replacing images, correcting errors, and preparing files for printing
and Web display often reduces the time you have available for doing creative work.
tration and page layout are anything but creative. When you think about the work that
you do, chances are good you’ll find that you spend most of your time doing the same or
similar production tasks, over and over again. In fact, you’ll probably notice that the time
you spend placing and replacing images, correcting errors, and preparing files for printing
and Web display often reduces the time you have available for doing creative work.
Automating tasks provides an answer to this dilemma. Using actions and scripts, you can
automate many of the boring, repetitive tasks you have to do, leaving more time to
concentrate on the creative aspects of your work. An action is a series of tasks that are
recorded while using the Illustrator application—menu commands, tool options, object
selection, and so on. When you play an action, Illustrator performs all of the recorded tasks
for you. A script is a series of commands that tells your computer to perform a sequence of
operations. These operations may involve only Illustrator, or they may involve other appli-
cations, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and database management programs.
automate many of the boring, repetitive tasks you have to do, leaving more time to
concentrate on the creative aspects of your work. An action is a series of tasks that are
recorded while using the Illustrator application—menu commands, tool options, object
selection, and so on. When you play an action, Illustrator performs all of the recorded tasks
for you. A script is a series of commands that tells your computer to perform a sequence of
operations. These operations may involve only Illustrator, or they may involve other appli-
cations, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and database management programs.
Illustrator provides prerecorded actions and scripts to assist you in performing common
tasks. Prerecorded actions are installed as a default set in the Actions palette when you
install the Illustrator application; default scripts appear in the File > Scripts submenu.
tasks. Prerecorded actions are installed as a default set in the Actions palette when you
install the Illustrator application; default scripts appear in the File > Scripts submenu.
Using 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.
load, and replace action sets.
Actions palette
A. Toggles item on or off B. Toggles modal control on or off C. Set D. Action E. Recorded
command F. Stop playing/recording G. Begin recording H. Play current selection I. Create new
set J. Create new action K. Delete selection
A. Toggles item on or off B. Toggles modal control on or off C. Set D. Action E. Recorded
command F. Stop playing/recording G. Begin recording H. Play current selection I. Create new
set J. Create new action K. Delete selection
Displaying the Actions palette Choose Window > Actions.
Expanding and collapsing sets and commands Click the triangle to the left of the set or
command in the Actions palette.
command in the Actions palette.
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