Restore selection

Belongs to

Category: Operators
Type: Selections
Since version: 13

What it does

Restores a previously saved selection, so that it can be re-used in the Action List.

The selection must have been saved using the Save selection Action; if this is the case, you will find it in the Restore selection from list.

If the selection is no longer available (for example because it has been removed from the Action List), you will get a warning: "Restoring unknown selection".

Example

Suppose you have a document with both CMYK and RGB objects. The following Action List allows you to:

Select all CMYK objects
Save this selection (i.e. all CMYK objects in the PDF) and name it "CMYK objects"
Convert all CMYK objects to RGB
Select all objects in the document
Apply a curve on all RGB objects
Restore the original selection (i.e. all objects that were originally in CMYK)

Select by color space <! -- Select by color space Select CMYK  -->
Save selection <!-- Type "As CMYK objects" --> 
Convert to RGB objects  <!-- Convert color -->
Select all <!-- Select all -->
Apply RGB curve Select by color space
Restore selection <!-- From the list, select "CMYK objects" -->

Related Actions

Save selection