The last step of our Action will be saving the image out as a JPEG. You’ll notice that the size of your image will change and that change will be recorded within the Actions dialog. Change the width to 800 pixels and click Okay. Be sure to keep the Width and Height lock to prevent any image distortion or changes to the aspect ratio. Go to the Image tab and down to Image Size. Now that Photoshop is watching, you can resize the image to your desired dimensions. This includes any changes you make to the image, any layers you create, and even processes such as saving. Photoshop will now start recording any actions that you take within the program. Once you’ve entered the name, hit the Record button. Since the action we’re making is for resizing images to 800 pixels wide, we named it 800px for easy reference. Click on it and we’ll start creating our first resize Action.

To the right of the Folder icon is the New Action icon.

This will allow you to create a folder that can hold any and all resizing actions that you decide to make. Within the Actions window, click on the folder icon at the bottom.

Once you’ve opened the image, go to the Window tab and click on Actions. We’ll start by bringing in a single photo into Photoshop that we’ll use as a guide for resizing as well as for recording our Action. Action PackedĬreating a Photoshop Action is the key to making this process fast and efficient. We’ll walk you through how to create a custom Photoshop Action which will resize an image to a predetermined width, then we’ll apply that action to an entire folder of images with just a few clicks. Batch Resize an Entire Folder of Images in Only 2 Minutesīatch resizing is ideal for when you need to send a client several images for review but full-size files aren’t necessary.

How to resize in photoshop