Creating Actions, page 4

Creating an Action Set

You may have already noticed in Figure 3 that actions are grouped together in the Actions palette. This group is called an action set. Action sets make it easy to organize actions so you can quickly find the action you want to play.

To create an action set:

1. If the Actions palette is not displayed in Command Mode, open the Actions palette menu and deselect Button Mode.

2. Click the Create New Set button at the bottom of the Actions palette.

3. Enter the name for the action set in the New Set dialog box.

4. Click OK.

   The new set will appear in the Actions palette.

Tip: You can move action sets up or down the list in the Actions palette the same way you can restack layers in the Layers palette. Just drag the action set to up or down in the Actions palette to its new position.

Recording an Action

When you create an action, the commands you select are recorded. When you are finished creating the action, the commands appear in the Actions palette indented under the action’s name.

1. Open an image or create a new image.

   You’ll use this image to select the steps you want recorded. If you’re not sure about all the steps you want to record, you can always create a duplicate of the image by choosing Image>Duplicate, and then practice on the duplicate image.

2. If the Actions palette is not displayed in Command Mode, open the Actions palette menu and deselect Button Mode.

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