Comments on: Automate Actions in Illustrator

By: hydr0ph0en1x

hydr0ph0en1x — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:10:32 +0000

Just to let you know, I have photoshop and illustrator cs and they both have actions. I don’t know about before that, but I hope this helps.

By: oxid

oxid — Mon, 26 May 2008 09:28:10 +0000

that seems indeed really helpful when dealing with multiple icons and such, thanks!

By: Cleaning Up Files In Illustrator | Vectips

Cleaning Up Files In Illustrator | Vectips — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:11:23 +0000

[...] Start by opening the Action Panel and expanding the Default Actions. Select Delete Unused Panel Items and press the Play button at the bottom of the panel. Click Yes on the following dialog boxes. This will delete any unused Symbols, Graphic Styles, Brushes, and Swatches. Less clutter is great even if you are not giving the file to a printer. It can even cut down the document file size. The Delete Unused Panel Items is another great example of the strength of Actions. You can check out more tips on the Actions Panel by viewing my previous post Automate Actions in Illustrator. [...]

By: Rype

Rype — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:53:08 +0000

Good ones Alan!

I use mine for
Expand Appearance
And all of the pathfinders

It dramatically speeds up things!

By: alan

alan — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:45:34 +0000

Actions and F-Key commands are great.

I most often use F-keys for the following actions, they really come in handy:
Place (a photo, logo or template for instance)
Add Crop Marks
Hide/Show Artboard
Hide/Show Page Tiling

Sure beats mousing all the time!

By: Sharebrain

Sharebrain — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:36:41 +0000

[...] of use,- and helpful tips, tricks and tutorials for Adobe illustrator. You can learn how to “automate actions in illustrator” or “how to quickly add grunge to text” and much much more. Great resource for [...]