Installing Actions to Elements

Step 1: Close Photoshop Elements

Step 2: Download and Extract Your Purchase

Step 3: Copy all of the files within the folder (there will be three types: .atn, .png, .xml)

Step 4: Paste all of the files to the following location (find your operating system in the list below):

Mac: Hard Drive > Library > Application Support > Adobe > Photoshop Elements > x.0 > Photo Creations > Photo Effects

Windows XP: C: > Documents and Settings > All Users > Application Data > Adobe > Photoshop Elements > x.0 > Locale > en_US > Workflow Panels > actions

Windows Vista: C: > ProgramData > Adobe > Photoshop Elements > x.0 > Locale > en_US > Workflow Panels > actions

Windows 7: C: > ProgramData > Adobe > Photoshop Elements > x.0 > Photo Creations > Photo Effects

*IMPORTANT NOTE: If you cannot find the folders and are using Windows, go to "Hidden Files & Folders"

Go to Start/Control Panel/Classic View/Folder Options/Viewand select Show Hidden Files & Folders

Step 5: Open Photoshop Elements

Give elements a good bit of time to become functional again, as it must rebuild the Mediadatabase.db3 file before the actions can be used.

Once the actions are ready to use, Photoshop will act normally.

You may need to close and restart Photoshop to be able to view the actions.

Step 5: Begin Using Your Actions

To use your actions, open the Effects Panel. You will see thumbnails of the new actions. You can also select the dropdown menu with the various action sets to choose your actions.