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You may want to include a stop in your action so that you can perform a task that cannot be recorded (for example, using a painting tool). Once you’ve made the selection, you can then continue by clicking the Play button in the Actions palette.
You can also display a short message when the action reaches the stop. For example, you can remind yourself what you need to do before continuing with the action. A Continue button can be included in the message box. This way you can check for a certain condition in the file (for example, a selection) and continue if nothing needs to be done. You can insert a stop when recording an action or after it has been recorded.
To insert a stop:
1 Choose where to insert the stop:
• Select an action’s name to insert the stop at the end of the action.
• Select a command to insert the stop after the command.
2 Choose Insert Stop from the Actions palette menu.
3 Type the message you want to appear.
4 If you want the option to continue the action without stopping, select Allow Continue.
5 Click OK.
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