Disclosed herein is a computer system which includes a plurality of objects stored in a memory, a plurality of actions such as printing actions stored in the memory, and an action tool. Application of the action tool executes a subset of the plurality of actions on a subset of the plurality of objects. A method of outputting computerized objects by identifying a plurality of objects to be printed or otherwise manipulated, selecting an action tool which includes multiple actions and applying the action tool to the identified objects also is disclosed. The system and method of the invention are particularly useful for printing sets of documents or other files.