How to Install Action in Photoshop
Photoshop actions are mini-programs that are composed of recorded steps that are useful when repeating a process on an image. The steps can be saved in the program and used again and again. Actions are simple to record yourself, and Photoshop ships with pre-defined actions already installed to assist in performing common tasks. There are also hundreds of websites which offer free, ready-to-use actions which can be downloaded from the Internet.
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Things You'll Need
- PC
- Adobe Photoshop
- Internet connection
- Downloaded Photoshop action file (.atn)
Instructions
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Boot up your computer and locate the .atn file on your computer that is the Photoshop action you wish to install.
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Place the *.atn files into this path:
C:Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop\Presets\Photoshop Actions -
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Click "Start" to locate Photoshop, and click to open the program. Locate the "Window" menu and pull down to "Actions" to open the Actions palette. Click the small drill-down arrow in the upper right corner of the palette. Click to open the Actions Menu. Scroll down to "Load Actions," and click. Locate the file name of the action you saved in Step 2. Double-click to load or install the action into the palette.
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- Photo Credit Raster illustration of star, made by me in Photoshope. image by Aleksandr Fomenkov from Fotolia.com
