Batch options

Select Window > Actions.

In the Actions panel menu select Batch.

Select your Source:

• Folder: Process all files in a specified folder.
• Data Sets: Use variable data sets defined in the file

Do the following if you selected Folder as the Source:

• Override Action “Open” Commands: Ignores any open steps in the original action and opens files directly from the selected folder.
• Include All Subdirectories: Includes all nested files and folders within the selected folder
• Place Object in Same Document: Places all processed files into a single open document rather than creating new separate files for each

Do any of the following if the action contains any save or export command.

• Override Action “Save” Commands: Saves processed files to a custom destination instead of the one recorded in the action.
• Override Action “Export” Commands: Exports files to a user-specified folder, ignoring original export paths

Set an option for generating filenames when overriding Save and Export commands if you selected Data Sets for Source:

• File + Number: Generates the filename by taking the original document’s filename, removing any extension, and then appending a three‑digit number corresponding to the data set.
• File + Data Set Name: Generates the filename by taking the original document’s filename, removing any extension, and then appending an underscore and the name of the data set.
• Data Set Name: Generates the filename by taking the name of the data set.

Select OK.