Creating Actions, page 2

As you can see in Figure 1, Photoshop comes with several actions already loaded into the Actions palette. Some of these actions include Sepia Toning (which recolors a layer to look like it is sepia toned), Water Reflection (which adds a wavy-looking reflection to type), and Vignette (which creates a frame around a selection).

This Technique takes you through the process of recording and playing actions, as well as grouping the actions together into action sets. You’ll also find out how to load the extra action sets that ship with Photoshop and where to find action sets available for download on the Web.

Viewing Actions and Their Commands

There are two ways to view actions in the Actions palette: Button Mode and Command Mode. Each mode gives different access to actions and the commands contained within an action. Button Mode is the simplest, displaying each action as a button, while Command Mode displays all the commands within an action.

Button Mode

Button Mode hides all the commands within an action and also hides the record/playback buttons found at the bottom of the Actions palette when the menu is viewed in Command Mode. Button mode displays each action as a button as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2: When the Actions palette is displayed in Button Mode, just click a button to play an action.

To play the action, just click the button. To view the Actions palette in Button Mode, open the Actions palette menu and choose Button Mode.

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