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Chapter 4: Using Action Lists52
Definition and Purpose of an
Action List
What Is an Action List?
An Action List is a series of Enfocus actions grouped
together as a single command to carry out tasks
automatically in a PDF document. It is similar to a
“macro” in other applications.
The Enfocus actions include:
• Selecting objects (for example color, fonts,
images etc.)
• Changing, adding or removing objects
• Checking properties in a PDF document
• Gathering information in a PDF document
To create Action Lists, you need Enfocus PitStop Pro
but you can include one or more existing Action
Lists in your Enfocus PDF Queue. Alternatively, you
can also download Action Lists from our Web site.
See also:
• “Action Types” on page 53
• Creating and Editing PDF Queues
> “Correction” on page 106
• www.enfocus.com for information about
Enfocus PitStop Pro
• www.enfocus.com/support/actionlistlib/
actionlist-index.php to download Action Lists
Why Would I Use Action Lists?
The main reasons why you would use Action Lists in
an Enfocus PDF Queue are:
• You do not use Enfocus PitStop Pro to edit
your PDF documents.
• You want to prevent repetitious PDF editing
tasks.
• You want to integrate the correction of PDF
documents in your PDF creation workflow.
Indeed, creating a PDF document usually isn’t
enough. You will most likely review the result and
you may have to make some corrections to make
the PDF document ready for output. But you may
not have the required software at your disposal to
edit PDF documents.
Or maybe you do have PDF editing tools, but there
may be sequences of tasks which you have to do a
number of times, either within a single PDF docu-
ment or in multiple PDF documents. To prevent
these repetitious tasks, you can use one or more
Action Lists. Moreover, you can integrate these
Action Lists into your Enfocus PDF Queues to make
sure that corrections are done in your PDF docu-
ments automatically before these documents are
submitted to a preflight check.
See also:
• Creating and Editing PDF Queues
> “Correction” on page 106.
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