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April 29, 2026
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History panel only shows one action state for each action used

  • April 29, 2026
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After update, the action is just one point in the history.

I can't see all the steps.

Often, I only need to undo one or a few steps, not the entire action.

How can I change this?

    Correct answer Sameer K

    Hey, ​@bartekbrosz. Thanks for bringing this up. Before you switch back to Classic Actions, as suggested by ​@Ged_Traynor. Try this in the Actions Panel > go to Menu > Playback Options > History > uncheck ‘Create a single history state’ > Okay, and check how it goes.

     

    Thanks!
    Sameer K

    7 replies

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 1, 2026

    You can still edit action steps with the new interface - in three different ways:

    • with the action highlighted, the gear icon takes you directly to edit
    • right-click and “edit action” 
    • click the three dots, ditto

     

    I think this interface works well. A very welcome change for me is that you launch the action with a single click. It’s the best of normal and button mode, rolled into one.

     

    Known Participant
    May 1, 2026

    I use Actions extensively. When an Action requires something in the History palette to function, the new default behavior that doesn’t record all the steps in History also makes the Action malfunction. So I had to turn this feature off, even though conceptually I like it.

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 1, 2026

    @Amy34980460sln1 

     

    Try this:

    Open the panel menu (hamburger icon) in the top-right corner and select Classic Actions.

     

    Jane

     

    Participant
    May 1, 2026

    Thank you so much!! That’s ideal 

    jane-e
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 1, 2026

    You’re welcome ​@Amy34980460sln1!

     

    Jane

    Participant
    May 1, 2026

    With the new 27.6 Photoshop update, the Actions panel has had a makeover. 

    Before, you could expand an Action and select any point within that action to start from. Now, it appears you can only start the action as a whole. 

    Depending on where the file is in my workflow depends where I wish to start the action from. Does this ability still exist and I’m missing it? Or can this feature be brought back? 

    I can only see the gear function, that edits the action, but you can’t start the action half way through from here. 

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Sameer KCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
    Community Manager
    April 29, 2026

    Hey, ​@bartekbrosz. Thanks for bringing this up. Before you switch back to Classic Actions, as suggested by ​@Ged_Traynor. Try this in the Actions Panel > go to Menu > Playback Options > History > uncheck ‘Create a single history state’ > Okay, and check how it goes.

     

    Thanks!
    Sameer K

    Participant
    April 29, 2026

    Thank You very much! 

    Participant
    April 29, 2026

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    Ged_Traynor
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 29, 2026

    @bartekbrosz you can change the action panel back to classic actions

     

    Participant
    April 29, 2026

    I've already done that. I'm talking about the history panel.

    Ged_Traynor
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 29, 2026

    Sorry, I misread your original post