Atomic Cupcake Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial - Installing Actions in Photoshop

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An action

Installing Actions
in Photoshop
This tutorial will guide you through the installation of a Photoshop action. It works for Photoshop 7.0 and above, though your windows may look slightly different.

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Step 1 Copy the .atn file to the location of your choice. I like to keep all of my actions in one place.

Step 2 Open Photoshop. Open the Actions palette. window>>actions (alt-f9)

Step 3 Click on the triangle button in the top corner of the Actions palette and click "Load Actions..." Open the file from the location you chose in step 1.

Step 4 The action is now installed! Check the individual instructions for the individual action for specific requirements before continuing. Some may want you to select a layer's contents, others may need you to choose a color or load a brush.

Step 5 Click on the name of the action in the Actions palette.(Click on the action, not the folder it's in.) Press play.