Slowing actions during playback

Sometimes a long, complicated action does not play properly, but it is difficult to tell where the problem occurs. The Playback Options command gives you three speeds at which to play actions, so that you can watch each command as it is carried out.

To specify how fast actions should play:

1. Choose Playback Options from the Actions palette pop-up menu.
2. Specify a speed:
• Accelerated to play the action at normal speed (the default).
• Step by Step to complete each command and redraw the image before going on to the next command in the action.
• Pause and enter the amount of time Illustrator should pause between carrying out each command in the action.
3. Click OK.