how to use an action in photoshop

Add Photoshop Action

What is Photoshop Action?

A Photoshop action is a sequence of recorded commands which you can save and that saved recorded commands can apply to different image with the same series of steps. You can record and create Photoshop actions on your own or download and install them from other sources. It can usually be applied with just a few simple clicks without needing to manually apply each event.

This allows you to easily apply striking effects to your photos without wasting a lot of time. So, it’s basically a shortcut for adding effects to your images.

How to Install Photoshop Actions?

For many users, it’s more creative to find and install a Photoshop action which provides a particular effect. The Photoshop actions can be helpful because they can let you edit a file in which you want otherwise wouldn’t have the experience to, bulk edit a batch of images to create a similar look and feel, or just play around with new techniques.

Alright let’s get start,

Download and unzip the action file you plan to install.

First of all, Get your Action file from different websites .When you download, it will be in zip file. Unzip the file.

Open the Action Panel in Photoshop

Open Photoshop and navigate to Window, then Actions. The Actions Panel will open. (In most work spaces, the placement defaults to the top right.)

Load Actions

From the menu, select Load Actions, navigate to the saved, unzipped action and select it. The file you want to install ends with .atn. Many downloadable actions also include readme or instruction files that are not install able.

Ready to use Actions

The action is now installed and can be used.

How to Use Photoshop Actions

When you selected a Photoshop action Which Performs your work and you have completed the installation. Most users refer to this as “running” the action, since it is a series of recorded events in the software. Running an action is very simple.

This is how to run or apply a Photoshop action:

Go to the Window >Actions .In Action panel select your desired action to run.

Click the triangle to the left of the name to expand the list of available actions.

Click the action you want to play and from the top right corner menu, select “Play.” The play button is also located at the bottom of the Actions panel.