Are you tired of doing same task over and over, say scanning? You might be wondering whether there’s a program that will repeat job for you. Well, there’s one, Actions by Photoshop. Curious? Then, read on.An action is referred to as a recording of a series of commands that is used to capture repetitive tasks. These commands are to be applied to a series of files and will guide users in a step-by-step manner. It also allows you to play back recording. Here are some techniques.
Create a new action by clicking on Create New Action Button located at bottom of palette. Then, make a set by clicking Create New Set button on Actions palette. A dialog box will appear. In here, you must type a specific name for every set. In Action dialog box, you should assign an action to a particular set, define a function key and apply a color.
Next is to record action. Photoshop automatically records your steps. Every step you take will be recorded as well as settings. If you made any mistake, you will be able to correct them later.
If you are through, click Stop button at bottom of Action palette.
Check Action so that it will function well. Make sure that it lives in a Set. It must contain at least one command. Every command must have settings associated with it and a check mark next to it.