Install Actions in the Photoshop Elements Action Player

(If you are not 100% sure that the creator of your action designed it for the Action Player, read this article to determine where to install your actions.  If your action needs to be installed in the Effects Palette, follow the instructions here.)

Photoshop Elements instructions for installing actions designed for PSE’s Action Player:

  • Download the ATN file and copy it.
  • Paste it into the Actions folder, which can be found at the locations below.
  • Please note the following before attempting to navigate to the Actions folder:
    • On PCs, Program DATA is not the same as Program FILES.  If you can’t find Program Data, you need to Show Hidden Files and Folders through the folder options feature in your control panel.
    • On Macs, make sure you start in the Library for All Users, not for one specific user.
  • Windows 7 - Start Menu/Computer/OS (C:)/ProgramData/Adobe/Photoshop Elements/7.0 OR 8.0/Locale/En_US/Workflow Panels/Actions
  • Vista - Start Menu/Computer/OS (C:)/ProgramData/Adobe/Photoshop Elements/7.0 OR 8.0/Locale/En_US/Workflow Panels/Actions
  • XP- Start Menu/My Computer/Local Disk (C:)/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/Adobe/Photoshop Elements/7.0 OR 8.0/Locale/En_US/Workflow Panels/Actions
  • Mac – Library/Application Support/Adobe/Photoshop Elements/8.0/Locale/en_US/Workflow Panels/Actions

After installing your actions in the Actions Palette, you can access them by selecting Guided Edit from the top of your screen and then clicking on Action Player.

You will then use the first drop down box to select the Action Group, and the 2nd drop-down to select the specific action.

The action illustrated in the screen shot above is MCP’s free High Definition Sharpening Action.  The titles will change according to the action you are using.