Changing the Order of Commands in an Action
When an action runs, it performs each command in the order that they appear in the action list. Since the order a filter or adjustment is applied to an image determine the final document, it's important to be able to adjust the order that the commands are executed. For example, if you create an action that contains a Curves adjustment followed by a Gaussian Blur filter, and you move the Gaussian Blur filter above the Curves adjustment, it will totally change the look of the final image. Since the order of execution is important to the outcome of the image, the Actions palette gives you the ability to change the order in which commands are executed.

Change the Order of Commands
Open a document, and then select the Actions palette.
Click the expand triangle of the action you want to change.
Drag the command you want to change up or down in the action stack.
Release the mouse when you see a dark line underneath the command you want the dragged one to be placed.
Did You Know?You can choose the speed at which an action executes when you're playing it. Click the Actions Options button, and then click Playback Options. Click Accelerated, Step By Step, or Pause for a predetermined number of seconds. You can even have it pause for any audio annotations. Clicking a slower speed lets you view each step, and is useful when performing editing on an action. |