Can't get Illustrator custom keyboard shortcuts to work in actions

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May 19, 2023
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Hi,

In Illustrator, I needed to utilize the 'Enter Isolation Mode' menu item within an action (located (on selection) in the layers flyout and the contextual menus). As this isn't possible, I have applied a keyboard shortcut to the 'Enter Isolation Mode', however, I can't see that it's possible to run this within an action. Does anyone know how this can be achieved? Maybe a script that allows for this?

Thanks,

Phil

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m1b

Community Expert

Hi @Phil5C41, I don't know much about Actions, but I tried to make an action that included "Enter Isolation Mode" and it worked.... BUT I couldn't work out how to target the pageItem I wanted. The action just entered isolation mode on whatever was selected in the Layers Palette (ignoring the DOM selection). Sorry, not much help from me.

Still @Kurt Gold asked a good question. Maybe there's another way to solve your problem without using isolation mode?

- Mark

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

The command in the Layers panel flyout menu used to be actionable. The corresponding layer has to be highlighted, of course.

Can you clarify the purpose of the action(s)?

P

Phil5C41Author

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Hi @Kurt Gold – Thanks for your reply. I'm needing to work on an isolated group (1 group per artboard) so I can use a plugin called Select Menu (by Graffix) that locates non-styled objects with varying settings allowing me to check individual objects to see if they require some styling then work on them individually.

Thanks @m1b – In my main action I am stepping/incrementing to another artboard, selecting the contents of the artboard, and grouping – This is when I need the isolation. I can record this, but it doesn't show in the action step list.

Kurt Gold

Community Expert

Phil, can you share a sample Illustrator file for inspection?

Include some more instructions, if required.

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