If you use Adobe Photoshop, but have never used Actions, you are missing a large portion of what the program can do. Don't get me wrong, one can live without actions, but once you use one, you find out how much more efficient and easier they make graphics work.
HTMLCenter has over a hundred actions from you to choose from. For those of us who aren't acquainted with actions, I'll go through an easy step by step procedure on how to install an action, then I'll do a short demonstration on how to use one.
Installing an Action
- First, you may want to open a new browser window, so you can switch back and forth between here and the other pages. Go to New | Browser Window or a similar menu command in your browser to open a new browser window.
- Look for actions you like. I'm going to choose the Cryptic Wall Action. Then, click on Download Now.
- It will ask whether you want to open the file, or save it to disk. Choose save to disk. Note: If the browser automatically starts downloading, try using Save As. Save the file to the Goodies/Actions or Goodies/Photoshop Files Only/Actions directory in your Photoshop folder.
- Open Adobe Photoshop, and make sure your Actions menu window is open. If you can not see it, go to Window | Show Actions Menu.
- Click on the triangle button on the menu.
- A menu will pop up, and select Load Actions. Go to the Goodies/Actions directory, and select the name of the action(s) you want to install. After clicking Load, the actions will appear in the menu window. Note: Actions may require plugins such as Eyecandy, but the action will tell you what it needs as you try to use it.
- You have now installed your actions!
Using Actions
- Create a new file. Let's demonstrate the Blue Mood action.
- Let's say you followed the instructions above, and your action is now installed. Make sure your action is selected.
- Then, just hit the
button, and then just do what the instructions during the action say. Once in a while, the action will ask you to do something, such as duplicate a channel, etc., and after you do it, you must click the
button again.
- And you're done!




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