Button Mode turns each action into a button displaying the name, color and keyboard shortcut assigned to it in the Action Options dialog. Simply click a button to play its corresponding action.
Despite how easy Button Mode is to use, its usefulness is limited because you cannot create, edit or modify actions in any way while in this mode. Two key uses for this command are: to insert commands that may otherwise be unavailable or inaccessible while in record mode such as showing or hiding palettes ; or, to insert a command without values so as to prompt the user for input when the action is played.
Insert Stop Despite its name, a stop does not actually stop an action; it simply pauses the action to display a user-defined message box of up to characters.
By default, Stop dialogs always contain a Stop button: however, an optional Continue button may also be included. Insert Path This command is only available when a path or shape is selected. Use it to insert the selected path into the selected action below the active step as a series of anchor and handle coordinates. Tip: Set your ruler units to percentage before using this command. This will ensure that the path is sized and positioned relative to the canvas size.
Otherwise, the path may appear too large, or completely outside the canvas boundaries. You may also double-click on an action or set to access the Options dialog box.
Note: Assigning a keyboard shortcut or hotkey allows you to quickly execute an action by pressing the assigned key s on the keyboard.
You may even wish to assign a keyboard shortcut to frequently used commands that do not already have an associated "hotkey" such as Image » Crop, or Edit » Stroke. Playback Options This command allows you to set the playback speed for actions.
Accelerated plays actions as fast as possible which is desirable for most circumstances , Step by Step allows the screen to refresh between commands useful for debugging , and Pause For pauses between commands for the defined number of seconds between 1 and You may also toggle the Wait For Audio Annotation option on or off. Clear All Actions As the name implies, this command removes all actions and sets from the Actions palette.
Reset Actions This command removes all actions from the palette and replaces them with the default set. Note: Selecting this command will result in a warning message that allows you to accept the replacement, cancel it, or append the default set to the existing set s.
Hold down the Alt key when choosing this command to skip the warning. Load Actions Use this command to load an existing action set. Also note that you can quickly load actions by choosing them by name from the bottom of the palette menu. Note: In order for an action to appear in the Actions palette menu, it must be saved in the Photoshop 7.
Check carefully that those are the values you want to record. If you record an action that will be played on files of different sizes, set the ruler units to percentages. As a result, the action will always play back in the same relative position in the image. When you create a new action, the commands and tools you use are added to the action until you stop recording. Alternatively, you can click the New Snapshot button on the History panel to make a snapshot of the image before recording the action.
Function Key. Assigns a keyboard shortcut to the action. If you assign an action the same shortcut that is used for a command, the shortcut will apply the action rather than the command.
When recording the Save As command, do not change the filename. If you enter a new filename, that new name is recorded and used each time you run the action. Before saving, if you navigate to a different folder, you can specify a different location without having to specify a filename. Not all tasks in actions can be recorded directly; however, you can insert most nonrecordable tasks using commands in the Actions panel menu.
The Insert Path command lets you include a complex path a path created with a pen tool or pasted from Adobe Illustrator as part of an action. When the action is played back, the work path is set to the recorded path.
You can insert a path when recording an action or after it has been recorded. If you record multiple Insert Path commands in a single action, each path replaces the previous one in the target file.
To add multiple paths, record a Save Path command using the Paths panel after recording each Insert Path command. Playing actions that insert complex paths may require significant amounts of memory. If you encounter problems, increase the amount of memory available to Photoshop. You can include stops in an action that let you perform a task that cannot be recorded for example, using a painting tool.
After you complete the task, click the Play button in the Actions panel to complete the action. You can also display a short message when the action reaches the stop as a reminder of what needs to be done before continuing with the action.
You can include a Continue button in the message box in case no other task needs to be done. By default, actions are completed using the values specified when they were originally recorded.
If you want to change the settings for a command within an action, you can insert a modal control. A modal control pauses an action so that you can specify values in a dialog box or use a modal tool. A modal tool requires pressing Enter or Return to apply its effect—once you press Enter or Return, the action resumes its tasks.
This tutorial shows how to create a fun sketch effect. You can easily apply this effect to any photo to get a playful effect that makes it look like a sketch. This tutorial shows how to create an action that will give your photos some added character by applying a textured effect. With this action, you will start with a single photo and give it the appearance of a collage made up from several different photos. This is a fun effect that you could use for a lot of purposes, including creating images to be used on your blog.
One common use of actions is to apply your logo or watermark to photos before uploading them to the internet. This tutorial shows how to create your own action that will apply your watermark quickly and easily. This tutorial text and video shows how to batch process the addition of the watermark to save you lots of time.
Blurring the background of a photo can help the main subject to stand out. This tutorial shows how you can create an action to make it easy. This simple tutorial text and video shows a fun effect that you can use with your night photos. This tutorial is in both text and video format, and you can follow it to create an action for use with portraits. This is a more advanced tutorial that shows how to create a really nice dispersion effect that you can use with any photo for a look that stands out.
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When done hit the OK button. Use the settings above in the new guide dialog to set a guideline on each side of our document. You must apply 4 guidelines in total. The next step is to add a bleed around our business card. The normal bleed will 0. Then use the setting as shown bellow to expand the document with the bleed.
I personally love working with guidelines, so I apply one more guideline to each side of my document. This is exactly the same step as in the beginning.
And apply the settings below. This step is optional, but I recommend it. Our action is ready. Click the Stop button. You can close the file we have just created. A brand new business card template will be created every time you do so. Our action works great, but there are always going to be variations in bleed requirements.
How can we apply different values for the bleed size? Lets take a closer look to our action in the action panel. And please note that you can view the commands only in listview mode not in button mode! But when you double-click on the canvas command, the canvas size dialog opens and you can change these values. From here out you can create your own actions to help you speed up your workflow.
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