Photoshop: install actions - how it works

You can save a lot of time in your work by installing actions in Photoshop. We'll show you how.

These are Photoshop actions

• Photoshop actions are recorded sequences of editing steps such as menu commands, panel options, and tool actions.
• You can have routine tasks run automatically in Photoshop.
• There are many finished actions. You can also record and save your own command sequences in Photoshop.

How to install actions in Photoshop

Whether you record an action yourself or download it from the Internet, you must save the atn file in a specific folder.

1. Save the atn file in the Photoshop / Preferences / Photoshop Actions folder.
2. You open the "Actions" dialog window via the "Window" -> "Actions" menu. Here you can see the actions already installed.
3. If you would like to install a new action, click on the small arrow in the upper right corner of the dialog window. In the context menu, select "Load action" and select the desired atn file in the folder.
4. To carry out the action, you only need to click on the small arrow around the bottom of the dialog window.

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