How to Record an Action in Adobe Photoshop CS3

Ever wish you could simply press a button or two in order to preform a function in Photoshop? Now you can! In this tutorial, we will learn how to record an action in Adobe Photoshop. We will do this by recording a "create new layer" action, which will allow us to create a new layer at the push of a button!

	Step 1: Open a new document in Adobe Photoshop by clicking "File" then "New", or by simply pressing ctrl + n on your keyboard.
	Step 2: Open your actions panel by clicking on "Window" then "Actions". This step will lead to the panel where we record any and all actions in Adobe Photoshop.
	Step 3: Get a feel for your actions panel. Expand it to your preference and make sure it stays visible.
	Step 4: Click the "Create new action" button down on the lower right of your actions panel.
	Step 5: Name your action something like "Create New Layer", and then assign a shortcut key to your new action. Leave the color set to none and the actions set to "default".
	Step 6: Create a new layer by going to "layer", and then clicking on "new", and then clicking on "layer". You can also press ctrl + shift + n to perform this function.
	Step 7: Leave the "new layer" settings at default and press ok.
	Step 8: Click the "stop" button in your actions panel.
	Step 9: Save your workspace by pressing "window", then "workspace", then "save workspace". This will ensure that your recorded actions are embedded into your Adobe Photoshop workspace. Name your workspace when prompted, and you're all set.

That's all there is to it! Feel free to record all kinds of different functions such as document aligning, pen tool tracing, and layer fills...just to name a few! Keep checking back to KingPhotoshop.com and make sure to add us to your favorite bookmarking websites today.

 

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