Creating Custom Actions in Photoshop

The true power of actions comes through when you record them yourself. Because your custom actions are tailored to your needs and your work, they are best suited to improving your productivity.

Recording a New Action

An action must belong to a set. Actions are not allowed to float free in the Actions palette. You can assign an action to an existing set by clicking the set in the Actions palette. Alternatively, you can create a new set by using the Create New Set button at the bottom of the Actions palette or the New Set command from the palette's menu. Both open the New Set dialog (see Figure 10.5), in which you can give the set a name.