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Click Add to assign
the settings to the
selected jobs.
Select the jobs in
the Batch window.
Select the settings
to apply to the
selected jobs.
Choose one or more settings, using the disclosure triangles to reveal individual settings,
and click Add. The chosen settings are assigned to all the selected jobs.
The chosen settings
are assigned as targets
to the selected jobs.
You can also choose Edit > Select All to select all the jobs before applying the settings.
See Creating, Previewing, and Modifying Settings for more information on settings,
and Finalizing Jobs and Submitting Batches for more information about working with
jobs and targets.
The next step is to set the destination. By default, the destination is set to Source, which
writes the output files to the same folder as the source files originated from. You can
change the destination for organization purposes or to take advantage of larger and
faster hard disks.
Note: You can choose a default destination from the Compressor Preferences window.
See Setting Compressor Preferences for more information.
You can set the destination for each individual target or for a selected group of targets.
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