Action menu query

PB
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Paul Burdett
Nov 4, 2007
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Hi all,

I’ve downloaded a number of free actions from the net. Is there a way (in CS3) to organise actions so that when I click the action palette they open up in folders as opposed to a large list? I know I can click ‘load’ actions from the flyout menu, but I would like to have them listed in folders as opposed to a large (and growing) list.
Cheers,
Paul

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Ed Hanni8gan
Nov 4, 2007
Paul Burdett wrote:
Hi all,

I’ve downloaded a number of free actions from the net. Is there a way (in CS3) to organise actions so that when I click the action palette they open up in folders as opposed to a large list? I know I can click ‘load’ actions from the flyout menu, but I would like to have them listed in folders as opposed to a large (and growing) list.
Cheers,
Paul
You can make your own foldere (sets) from the flyout menu> New Set. Name them and drag whatever Actions into them that you want.

And don’t forget to Save the sets.
PB
Paul Burdett
Nov 5, 2007
"Ed Hannigan" wrote in message
Paul Burdett wrote:
Hi all,

I’ve downloaded a number of free actions from the net. Is there a way (in CS3) to organise actions so that when I click the action palette they open up in folders as opposed to a large list? I know I can click ‘load’ actions from the flyout menu, but I would like to have them listed in folders as opposed to a large (and growing) list.
Cheers,
Paul
You can make your own foldere (sets) from the flyout menu> New Set. Name them and drag whatever Actions into them that you want.

And don’t forget to Save the sets.

Hi Ed,
Thank you for the info, but I’m still puzzled. If I create a new set, name it, and drag the actions into the folder they appear there as you said. However, clicking the small triangle on the palette still shows the actions listed separately. Unless I click "load action" it seems there’s no way to have them listed in menus/submenus.
Paul
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Ed Hanni8gan
Nov 5, 2007
Paul Burdett wrote:
"Ed Hannigan" wrote in message
Paul Burdett wrote:
Hi all,

I’ve downloaded a number of free actions from the net. Is there a way (in CS3) to organise actions so that when I click the action palette they open up in folders as opposed to a large list? I know I can click ‘load’ actions from the flyout menu, but I would like to have them listed in folders as opposed to a large (and growing) list.
Cheers,
Paul
You can make your own foldere (sets) from the flyout menu> New Set. Name them and drag whatever Actions into them that you want.

And don’t forget to Save the sets.

Hi Ed,
Thank you for the info, but I’m still puzzled. If I create a new set, name it, and drag the actions into the folder they appear there as you said. However, clicking the small triangle on the palette still shows the actions listed separately. Unless I click "load action" it seems there’s no way to have them listed in menus/submenus.
Paul
Not sure what you mean. Which little triangle? The one next to the "folder"? That is opening it.

Or the Flyout menu? That should list the sets. Try quitting Photoshop and then restarting it.
PB
Paul Burdett
Nov 6, 2007
"Ed Hannigan" wrote in message
Paul Burdett wrote:
"Ed Hannigan" wrote in message
Paul Burdett wrote:
Hi all,

I’ve downloaded a number of free actions from the net. Is there a way (in CS3) to organise actions so that when I click the action palette they open up in folders as opposed to a large list? I know I can click ‘load’ actions from the flyout menu, but I would like to have them listed in folders as opposed to a large (and growing) list. Cheers,
Paul
You can make your own foldere (sets) from the flyout menu> New Set. Name them and drag whatever Actions into them that you want.

And don’t forget to Save the sets.

Hi Ed,
Thank you for the info, but I’m still puzzled. If I create a new set, name it, and drag the actions into the folder they appear there as you said. However, clicking the small triangle on the palette still shows the actions listed separately. Unless I click "load action" it seems there’s no way to have them listed in menus/submenus.
Paul
Not sure what you mean. Which little triangle? The one next to the "folder"? That is opening it.

Or the Flyout menu? That should list the sets. Try quitting Photoshop and then restarting it.

Thanks again Ed…but the "problem" still exists. I’ve been using PS for quite a while, but never dealt with this before…despite reading the manual.
Anyhow, this is what I’m doing:

1. Open the action palette
2. Click the small triangle, top right of palette which opens the list of actions as a menu (along with at the top…button mode, new action, new set etc)
3. I click "new set"…give it a name and click ok.
4. I open some actions that I want to put in the set, and drag them to the
"new set" . I then save the set. The set is now listed in the "load actions" list, but the flyout menu still lists them individually…which is not what I want.

Hopefully this makes sense? perhaps it’s not possible to do what I want? If I click "load actions" then I guess it works, but I’d like the flyout menu to be able to have submenus.

Cheers,
Paul

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