Keyboard Shortcut to "Play Current Selection" in Actions Panel

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November 13, 2024
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Hi,

I'm looking for a way to set a keyboard shortcut to hit the little play button in the actions panel.

I know I can use the function keys to play different actions, and I also know I can use scripts to bypass some of the steps, but neither of these actually resume the current action which is what I'm looking for. There are also ways to achieve this outside of illustrator, but I'd rather not involve those on my work computer.

Thanks in advance!

CarlosCanto

Community Expert

are you ok using Auto Hot Key? you could send click commands to a specific screen x,y coordinates, assuming the location of the play button is fixed.

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DCSPrePressAuthor

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I tried out AutoHotkey and, after a bit of a learning curve, I'm able to get a keyboard shortcut to click on the correct spot with the play button. I was hoping this would work, but not quite. Normally when I click play, it runs through the list of actions until it hits a stopping point. When AHK clicks play, it only advances the action by one step. I'll keep exploring, but this is quite the challenge.

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DCSPrePressAuthor

Participating Frequently

I've got AHK working proper now, and it is a true time saver! I wish Illustrator would do this itself, but I'm glad to have this shortcut. Thanks again 🙂

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