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ILLUSTRATOR CS3
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2 When you record the action, choose Select Object from the Actions panel menu.
3 Enter the name of the object, and click OK.
Record optimization options for multiple slices in the Save For Web dialog box
❖ Set the slice optimization options before you start recording the action; then press Alt (Windows) or Option
(Mac OS) and click Remember in the Save For Web dialog box.
When you record the action, Illustrator will remember the settings.
Insert a stop
You can include stops in an action that let you perform a task that cannot be recorded (for example, using a painting
tool). After you complete the task, click the Play button in the Actions palette to complete the action.
You can also display a short message when the action reaches the stop as a reminder of what needs to be done before
continuing with the action. You can include a Continue button in the message box in case no other task needs to be done.
1 Choose where to insert the stop by doing one of the following:
• Select an action’s name to insert a stop at the end of the action.
• Select a command to insert a stop after the command.
2 Choose Insert Stop from the Actions palette menu.
3 Type the message you want to appear.
4 If you want the option to continue the action without stopping, select Allow Continue.
5 Click OK.
You can insert a stop when recording an action or after it has been recorded.
Change settings when playing an action
By default, actions are completed using the values specified when they were originally recorded. If you want to
change the settings for a command within an action, you can insert a modal control. A modal control pauses an action
so that you can specify values in a dialog box or use a modal tool. (A modal tool requires pressing Enter or Return
to apply its effect—once you press Enter or Return, the action resumes its tasks.)
A modal control is indicated by a dialog box icon to the left of a command, action, or set in the Actions palette.
A red dialog box icon indicates an action or set in which some, but not all, commands are modal. You can’t set a
modal control in Button mode.
❖ Do one of the following:
• To enable a modal control for a command within an action, click the box to the left of the command name. Click
again to disable the modal control.
• To enable or disable modal controls for all commands in an action, click the box to the left of the action name.
• To enable or disable modal controls for all actions in a set, click the box to the left of the set name.