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398 CHAPTER 15 Automating Tasks during playback, and the action pauses until you click OK or Cancel. You can insert a command when recording an action or after it has been recorded. Note: When you use the Insert Menu Item command to insert a command that launches a dialog box, you cannot disable the modal control in the Actions palette. To insert a menu item in an action: 1 Choose where to insert the menu item: • Select an action's name to insert the item at the end of the action. • Select a command to insert the item at the end of the command. 2 Choose Insert Menu Item from the Actions palette menu. 3 With the Insert Menu Item dialog box open, choose a command from its menu. 4 Click OK. Specifying an output folder (ImageReady) You can specify the folder in which images are placed after actions are performed. Note: In Photoshop, you can set an output folder when using the Batch command to process files. (See "Using the Batch command (Photoshop)" on page 405.) To specify an output folder: 1 Select the action for which you want to specify an output folder in the Actions palette. 2 Choose Insert Set Output Folder from the Actions palette menu. 3 Select a folder, and click OK. Recording image size options (ImageReady) Resizing images is a typical step in preparing irregularly sized images for use on the Web. You can automate this task by creating an action that includes the Image Size command. ImageReady provides several options that give you control over how an action resizes images. To record Image Size options: 1 Start recording an action. 2 Choose Image > Image Size, and enter the desired image dimensions. (See "Changing the pixel dimensions of an image" on page 97.) 3 Select Action Options. 4 Choose an option from the Fit Image By menu: • Width to constrain proportions using the new width value. • Height to constrain proportions using the new height value. • Width & Height to constrain proportions using either the new width value or the new height value.