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January 16, 2026
Question

when an action turns on layer visibility it does not create a history state

  • January 16, 2026
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photoshop 2025 (26.11.0) on mac running sequoia 15.4

 

1.  i have an action that creates a curve layer for soft proofing.  the action loads a curve preset and turns the layer visibility off so i can toggle it on later as needed.  

2. i created another action that turns this curve layer on, among other things.  So a typical scenario is that i save my file, then run the second action which turns on the curve layer plus other steps.  there is no "Layer Visibility" history state for the turning on of the curves layer, but the other steps of the action are there in history.

3.  when i return to the history state that is marked as the point where i saved with the text "(Save)" the curve layer is not turned off.  

 

Expected result: when i run an action that changes layer visiblity there should be a layer visibility history state.  and, when i return to the (Save) history state, it should not have a layer visible that was actually not visible when the file was saved.

 

Actual result: no history state when action turns layer visibility on.  when going to (Save) history state, layer that was made visible by action after saving is on instead of off.

1 reply

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 17, 2026

Creating a history step for layer visibility is an option in the History panel options. Open the panel's flyout menu (the hamburger icon).

 

If that doesn't work as expected, it's corrupt preferences and a reset should fix it.