The Digital Photography Book

Problem: You downloaded an action from a Web site, but Photoshop doesn't seem to recognize it. How do you get it into Photoshop? Solution: First, make sure the action has the file extension .atn (which lets Photoshop know it's a Photoshop action). Go to the Actions palette and, under the palette's pop-down menu, choose Load Actions. Then, locate your action and click Load, and that action will appear under its own set in the Actions palette, where you can run it.