How to Automate Resizing Images (And Other Actions)

Photoshop has a feature called Actions that allows you to record and automate tasks. In this example, you’ll learn how to create an Action to resize images.

1. Open the Actions window. Window>Actions
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2. Click on the “Create New Action” icon
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3. Name your action and then click “Record”
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4. Resize your image and then save it
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5. Click the Stop icon in the Action window to stop recording
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6. Now, whenever you need to resize an image to a width of 800px, just click on your Action from the Actions window, and then click the Play icon. This will now resize your image and save it in one click
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Want to run this action on a whole folder of images? Learn about Batch Actions.