ACTION - A series of steps used to alter a photo. You double-click the action and watch it run.
Here's an example of a picture that has had some actions run on it.
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Here are some links to get you started. Just try adding one or two to start with. Also make sure they are made for PSE. If they are not made for PSE there will be commands in the action that Elements doesn't have so Elements cannot do the actions.
Here's the links:
http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/loading-actions-into-photoshop-elements.html
It tells you to put the database in the garbage. It's alright, if things go terribly wrong you can take the database out of the garbage and go for a walk to calm down.
Here are some PSE friendly Actions from the same site.
http://www.thecoffeeshopblog.com/p/coffeeshop-actions-and-presets.html
Here is a video if you prefer.
http://www.viddler.com/v/7ea7b063
They have some free actions, but you have to sign up to get them.
More useful info on PSE Actions.
http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/pselements/qt/actions.htm
Have fun. Hope this works for you. Leave a comment to let me know. Or you can send a small jpg of what you made with the actions and I'll post it here.
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