How can I create an new action at Photoshop Elements?

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December 28, 2020
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Hi, I just bought and installed Photoshop Elements on my Mac Book Pro. Unfortunatelly I cannot create a new action, because the button "actions" does not offer "new action". Just the presets.... Who can help me?

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Correct answer MichelBParis

No Elements versions can create actions, they can play actions. You need Photoshop to create actions.

Jeff Arola

Community Expert

On the Mac side

/Users/UserName/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop Elements 21/Presets/Actions

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Wuastr

Participant

Action files cannot be created in Photoshop Elements. However, you can load more action files (.atn files) that have been created in Adobe Photoshop. Just need to find a way to create an .atn file outside of Photoshop elements..

Glenn 8675309

Legend

Bajillions of free actions available: a good place to start:

https://fixthephoto.com/free-photoshop-actions

When you run actions, they will mostly work- till they get to something that PS can do, but PSE cannot- the action simply stops- leaving the action producing poor results when the action is played.

I just slap the ATN files here for PSE 2023:

C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\21.0\Presets\Actions

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Wuastr

Participant

Thanks! I actually do not use PS or even PSE professionally and certainly cannot justify the monthly fee for PS. I have a small project of documenting 600 artworks from an undiscovered artist who was born in 1900 in Vienna and experienced WWII in Berlin. Really wonderful pieces. I wish to present photos of his work on the web [link removed as per forum guidelines] and need a simple action to add a watermark layer to each. The website is a work in progress. Tough having to learn PSE and Wordpress simultaneously, but keeps this retired avionics engineer busy.

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/photography/discover/watermark-design.html

I just don't wish to go the trial period route for 7 days with PE just to get a simple action made, but will if necessary.

hatstead

Inspiring

Lo

Here is a source for actions;
200+ free Photoshop actions: 3D, animation, special fx (panosfx.com)

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nickli22

Participant

Jane you could have answered her question first then moved the question. Just sayin.

jane-e

Community Expert

@nickli22 wrote:

Jane you could have answered her question first then moved the question. Just sayin.

If I used Elements or thought I might have an answer for Katrin, I would have done so, Nickli22. @MichelBParis was able to give her an answer fairly quickly on 3 January.

~ Jane