Embedding ActionDex Information In Your Actions

You can embed the ActionDex author, URL, and description directly into your action sets and users with ActionDex will not have to enter the information manually:

Create an action in your action set named "ActionDex Info" (without quotes and using this exact capitalization). The action can be anywhere in your set.
For each action in your set, add a "stop message" to the ActionDex Info action formatted like:

When an ActionDex user synchronizes after loading your set, these fields will automatically be filled in. To preview what will be imported by a user, save your actions as if you were going to do a resync and use File>Reports>Saved Action File ActionDex Info. Note this does not do a synchronization, it simply shows the ActionDex info messages in your actions file.

Including ActionDex Notes With Your Actions

You can include a specially formatted README type text file that ActionDex users can import (via File>Import Notes...") or simply drag and drop onto the notes pane. Your notes file can include detailed usage information, tips, etc. Simply add the notes using the following format to the end of your README file:

      ActionDex Notes:

      Set: Acme Frames
      Action: Black Frame
      Creates a thin frame around the image.  The width of the 
      frame is adjustable.  A drop shadow can also be added 
      during the last step of the action.
      
      After the action completes, you can modify the "Frame Color"
      layer to adjust the frame color.
      
      You may want to run "White Border" prior to this action.
      
      Set: Acme Frames
      Action: White Border
      Creates a white border around the image.  The border width
      is adjustable.

A few things to remember:

You may name the file anything you wish.
You can have any arbitrary text you want up to the ActionDex Notes: marker. After the marker the information must use the above format.
The note for a given action must be 30,000 characters or less.
The ActionDex Notes: marker must be in column 1.
Be sure to include a reminder that if the user has ActionDex, they can just drag and drop the README file into the notes pane.

Including ActionDex Previews With Your Actions

Simply run each of your actions and save the files as small JPEG files (about 320x240, medium quality) and name them "SetName_ActionName.jpg". Instruct the user to copy the preview file(s) into their ActionDex preview folder.

Linking to the ActionDex Web Site

If you distribute your actions via the web, and feel like helping promote ActionDex, you can include a link on your download page to the ActionDex web site with the graphic and image link below (you can right click the image below and select Save Picture As...):

The image link to use is:

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