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Macro Actions


Sometimes you want to apply same set of actions to different images. In this case you may want to combine several actions into a single unit, a Macro Action.

Macro Action is a set of actions that can be executed as a single unit.


Adding, removing, and editing macro actions

To add, remove, or edit a macro action select the Edit->Macro Actions...->Edit Macro Actions... item in the main menu or Macro Actions...->Edit Macro Actions... item in the context menu of the browser window.

To Add a new macro action press Add button in the Macro Actions dialog. The Edit Macro Action dialog will appear for the new macro action. Now you can proceed to editing the action.

To Remove a macro action select the corresponding action in the Macro Actions dialog and press the Remove button.

To Edit a macro action select the corresponding action in the Macro Actions dialog and press the Edit button. The Edit Macro Action dialog opens. The Available Actions list contains all the actions that can be added to the macro action. The Selected Actions list contains all the actions that the macro action will execute. You can add an action to the macro action by selecting it in the Available Actions list and pressing the Add button. You can remove an action from the macro action by selecting it in the Selected Actions list and pressing the Remove button. To adjust action parameters, select the corresponding action in the Selected Actions list and change values in the section below. The order of execution can be changed by pressing Up and Dn buttons.