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Creating scripts to automate tasks
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3. To include the folder in the Scripts menu, select the checkbox next to the folder, or select the
folder and select Include in menu.
Note Selecting Include in menu only includes the folder itself, not its descendant scripts. Click
Include in menu next to each descendant script you want listed in the submenu. Any scripts
selected for menu inclusion without their parent folder being checked will not be included in the
Scripts menu.
4. When you are finished, close the Manage Scripts dialog box.
Tips
• Use Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (OS X) to select multiple scripts and folders.
You can add, duplicate, copy, paste, delete, or print multiple scripts and folders.
• You can edit multiple scripts at the same time. In the Manage Scripts dialog box, select the
scripts you want to edit, then click Edit. A separate Edit Script window opens for each
selected script. Note that double-clicking with multiple scripts selected only opens the script
that you clicked.
Related topics
Creating and editing scripts
Saving a script
Deleting a script
Move a script into a
folder
Expand the folder you want (see above). Use the double arrow to the left
of the script to drag it under the expanded folder. If the script is at the end
of the folder list, use the four-pointed arrow to indent the script under the
folder name. The script appears in the selected folder’s submenu in the
Scripts menu.
Delete a folder Select the folder to delete, and click Delete. The folder and all scripts in
the folder are deleted.
View scripts by folder
name
In the drop-down list on the left, choose a folder name. The dialog box
lists only scripts descended from the selected folder. To show all scripts,
choose Show All.
Filter list of scripts by
name
In the box on the right, type a script name, or part of the name. The list of
scripts filters as you type.
Add a separator
between script or folder
names
Select the script or folder above where you want the new separator.
Choose Separator from the New list. The Manage Scripts dialog box and
the Scripts menu reflect your changes.
Print a script or folder
Select the script or folder to print, and click . In the Print dialog box,
select your options, then click OK (Windows) or Print (OS X).
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