Is there a way to keep my guides locked after a save+close?

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May 3, 2017
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We're creating templates at work, and I need these guides to stay locked, but every time i save and close, upon reopening the guides are unlocked?

this seems like a pretty serious flaw to me?? I'm obviously locking these guides for a reason? CC-17

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

Locking guides is an application function, it is not stored in the file. Therefore, you will need to do the following:

* Create an action. Use the insert menu command for a single step action using the "lock guides" command.

* Create a new File > Scripts > Scripts Events Manager... Tick the enable checkbox.

* Use the lower section to select the "open document" event to play the action set and action to lock guides, then add it to the list of events in the upper section.

Now every time you open a file, the guides will be automatically locked.

https://www.designeasy.co/2018/06/how-to-automate-boring-tasks-using.html

https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/using-the-script-events-manager-in-adobe-photoshop/

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

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Locking guides is an application function, it is not stored in the file. Therefore, you will need to do the following:

* Create an action. Use the insert menu command for a single step action using the "lock guides" command.

* Create a new File > Scripts > Scripts Events Manager... Tick the enable checkbox.

* Use the lower section to select the "open document" event to play the action set and action to lock guides, then add it to the list of events in the upper section.

Now every time you open a file, the guides will be automatically locked.

https://www.designeasy.co/2018/06/how-to-automate-boring-tasks-using.html

https://photoshoptrainingchannel.com/using-the-script-events-manager-in-adobe-photoshop/

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travisi420

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I've tried this a few times. It does not work.

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travisi420

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The first one on the start app event is not what I suggested, as there would be no document open. The second one for the open doc event should work. Which leaves the screenshot of the fully expanded action panel to diagnose the issue.

EDIT: We were both posting at the same time. You should only need a single step action with the inserted menu command, no need to record the SEM into the action.

So is it working now?

They're the same, the second ss just has the action panel expanded.