Many of the actions in the Programming menu of the Programming tab allow you to add a sub-set of actions. For example, in this illustration the If action contains a sub-set of actions: the Show action and the Delay action:
The sub-set of actions will only play when the Programming action is activated. Below is a list of the Programming actions that can have a sub-set of actions with a brief description:
| Action | Description |
| IFProgramming_IF | The sub-set of actions only play when the If condition is met – the Else sub-set is ignored. |
| ElseProgramming_Else | The sub-set of actions only play when the Else condition is met – the If sub-set is ignored. |
| SelectProgramming_Select | The sub-set is made up of Case actions and Default action. |
| CaseProgramming_Case | Each Case action has a sub-set of actions. The sub-set will play if the value of the Case action matches the value of the Select action – other Case actions are then ignored. |
| LoopProgramming_Loop | The sub-set of actions will play continuously until the loop is stopped. |
| Consecutive Action GroupProgramming_Consecutive_Action_Group | Each action in the sub-set will play one after the other. |
| Simultaneous Action GroupProgramming_Simultaneous_Action_Group | Each action in the sub-set will play at the same time – this is most often used for Animation actions e.g. to make something move and grow at the same time. |
1. Click the Programming action in the Actions Organiser – the selection will be highlighted in blue (as illustrated above).
2. Select your action from one of the menus in the Actions tab of the Actions dialog.
3. Double-click on your selected action. This will be added to the selected Programming action and placed at the bottom of the sub-set of actions.
4. Set the options in the newly added action and click on the Apply button to save your changes.
Note:
Actions make things happen in your publication and a sub-set of actions added to a Programming action makes things happen based on a decision – in other words, it allows even greater control and flexibility to your publication.