Play an action on a file
Playing an action executes the action’s recorded commands in the active document. (Some actions require that you make a selection before playing; some can be executed on an entire file.) You can exclude specific commands from an action or play only a single command. If the action includes a modal control, you can specify values in a dialog box or use a modal tool when the action pauses.
- If necessary, select objects on which to play the action, or open a file.
- Do one of the following:
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(Illustrator) To play a set of actions, select the set name, and click the Play button
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To play an entire single action, select the action name, and click the Play button in the Actions palette, or choose Play from the palette menu.
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If you assigned a key combination to the action, press that combination to play the action automatically.
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To play only a part of an action, select the command from which you want to start playing, and click the Play button in the Actions palette, or choose Play from the palette menu.
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To play a single command, select the command, and then Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the Play button in the Actions palette. You can also press Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS), and double-click the command.
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In Photoshop, to undo an action, take a snapshot
in the History palette before you play an action, and then select
the snapshot to undo the action.
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