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To enable command interactivity:

This allows you to intervene in the macro running process to alter some dialog

values, i.e. the next time a macro is played, the macro will pop-up the relevant

dialog associated with a command, pausing the macro temporarily. For example,

for a "Frames" macro, the Fill dialog could be made to display during macro

playback to allow a new fill to be entered manually (try some preset Frames

macros + options for examples of this).

1. Click the empty box before a command name to display

the Enable\Disable Dialog icon.

2. Load a photo and play the modified macro. The macro pauses to display a

dialog associated with the above command name.

3. Modify any settings and press the OK button. The macro will continue.

To switch off command interactivity, simply click the icon again.

Did you spot that some commands have no "interactive" boxes? This is

because some commands by their nature have no dialogs associated

with them!

To add manual instructions to your command list:

Another example of interactivity is the inclusion of a pause into any custom

macro. This allows you to pop up manual instructions (or important notes) in a

dialog at pre-defined points as your macro runs. There are a number of reasons

for doing this—your macro can’t record selections or operations that are

particular to each photo so manual selection is essential in some instances, or

maybe you want to add a helpful note (e.g., "perform a brush stroke") or warning

in advance of a required action or dialog.

1. Right-click on a command in a custom macro's command list and select

Insert Pause... from the flyout menu.

2. Add some relevant notes into the Stop Options dialog—check Allow

continue if you want to present a Continue button in your dialog as the

macro runs. Clicking the button will continue the macro process.

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