Shortcuts for Character Styles

[HaydenKelly]

So here's my conundrum... I have a typesetting job  (for print) and all of my output files need to be in a layered tif file format with editable text. Indesign wont handle tif files and I can't export anything from there that will give me editable text in Photoshop. So, I'm stuck working strictly in Photoshop, which has less than great automation options for character styles. Illustrator also has the same weak character style sauce. I really want to be able to program shortcuts for character styles like you can do in InDesign and then program the corresponding shortcuts into my mouse. It would make my work flow a breeze.  Anyone have any ideas for how i can make this happen?  This is essentially what I am trying to do. You probably can't see all of the formatting but it gives you an idea.

Also, adobe folks can you add this to the list of feature requests? 

[Jeff Arola]

You can record an action to apply the style and assign a keyboard shortcut to the action.

[HaydenKelly]

Thanks for taking the time to help me. The action panel lets me add one character style to the entire text area. I need to apply 7 different character styles in multiple places in one text area. Photoshop doesn't seem to want to let me make action changes to selected bits of text.

[jane-e]

"Indesign wont handle tif files"

What do you mean InDesign won't handle tiff files?

Photoshop is not a replacement for InDesign and does not have the same typography controls. It should not be used for the page layout.

~ Jane

[HaydenKelly]

Agreed. However, Indesign allows users to create shortcuts for character styles. Photoshop does not. Hence my problem.
I mean, I could ask my client to switch to inDesign but I don't think that would go over so well.

[Trevor.Dennis]

That you specifically mention 'Character Style' makes me think that you are aware of the Character Styles panel. I'm thinking that you can set up as many styles as you want.  Select a Type layer and click on the relevant style, and job done.  Am I missing something?   I can't think why you wouldn't be abole to apply those styles via an Action.

[HaydenKelly]

I'm aware that I can click on a character style to apply them. I want them to have shortcuts so I can press a mouse button (see photo) Programmable Buttons

to apply them, that would save more time then selecting peices of text then moving the mouse to click apply. Actions were suggested because they come with the shortcuts that styles don't have. That would actually work if actions would let you apply them to small sections of the text rather than the whole body of text. I have 7 different character styles and one sentence could have as many as 20 style settings. 

[Derek Cross]

Why not output to PDF for printing so your text is not rasterised?

[HaydenKelly]

I would do that but my client needs a tif file. I would copy from a pdf into photoshop but photoshop loses the formatting.