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Types of Automation
1. Discrete control (on/off)
2. Continuous control
* Open and closed loop.
* Sequential control and logical
sequence or system state control.
* Computer Control
CREATING AN
ACTION
Record an action
When you create a new action, the
commands and tools you use are
added to the action until you
stop recording.
1. Open a file.
2. In the Actions panel, click the Create New
Action button , or choose New Action from the
Actions panel menu.
3. Enter an action name, select an action set, and
set additional options:
Function Key
Assigns a keyboard shortcut to the action.
You can choose any combination of a function
key, the Ctrl key (Windows) or Command key
(Mac OS), and the Shift key (for example,
Ctrl+Shift+F3), with these exceptions:
Record a path
The Insert Path command lets you include a
complex path (a path created with a pen tool
or pasted from Adobe Illustrator) as part of
an action. When the action is played back,
the work path is set to the recorded path.
You can insert a path when recording an
action or after it has been recorded.
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 panel to complete the action.
Insert a non-recordable
menu command
You cannot record the painting and toning
tools, tool options, View commands, and
Window commands. However, you can
insert many non-recordable commands into
an action using the Insert Menu Item
command.
Overwrite a single
command
1.In the Actions panel, double-click the command.
2.Enter the new values, and click OK.
Rearrange commands
within an action
In the Actions panel, drag a command to
its new location within the same or
another action. When the highlighted line
appears in the desired position, release
the mouse button.