{"id":7475,"date":"2011-04-30T12:35:31","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T19:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/?p=7475"},"modified":"2018-08-16T11:11:26","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T18:11:26","slug":"two-minute-tip-creating-basic-actions-actions-part-1-of-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/2011\/04\/30\/two-minute-tip-creating-basic-actions-actions-part-1-of-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Minute Tip: Creating Basic Actions (Actions, Part 1 of 4) [Video]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial I demonstrate how to create basic actions using Adobe Photoshop.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Watch the Video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"video-shortcode\"><iframe class=\"lazyload\" title=\"Two Minute Tip: Creating Basic Actions (Actions, Part 1 of 4)\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271400%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201400%20788%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271400%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CK_tKMleUIY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Actions, Part 1:\u00a0Creating Basic Actions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/2011\/05\/01\/two-minute-tip-merge-visible-command-with-actions-actions-part-2-of-4\/\">Actions, Part 2:\u00a0Merge-Visible Command with Actions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/2011\/05\/02\/two-minute-tip-helpful-keyboard-shortcuts-with-actions-actions-part-3-of-4\/\">Actions, Part 3: Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts with Actions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/2011\/05\/04\/two-minute-tip-selecting-tools-with-actions-actions-part-4-of-4\/\">Actions, Part 4: Selecting Tools with Actions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>To view more <strong>Two Minute Tips<\/strong> video tutorials, please <a href=\"https:\/\/nicolesy.com\/tag\/two-minute-tips\/\">click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat button-xlarge button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-span-no fusion-button-default-type fusion-has-button-gradient\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#da4d4d;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#da4d4d;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#a5a5a5;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#898989;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nicolesy\"><i class=\"fa-youtube fab button-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Subscribe to Nicolesy on YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial I demonstrate how to create basic actions using Adobe Photoshop. 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