Run Photoshop Actions with Palette Gear

1. Assign a keyboard shortcut to your desired action

Figure 1 — Assigning a shortcut using the Actions Panel in Photoshop

• Open Photoshop and expose the Actions panel. If you can’t find it, go to Window > Actions or press Opt+Fn+F9 (Mac) / Alt+F9 (Windows)
  
  
• Select your desired action from the list (Fig. 1, left).
  
  
• Select the top-right menu from the Actions panel (Fig. 1, top).
  
  
• From the list, select “Action Options” (Fig. 1, right).
  
  
• Select your function key and modifiers. This is the keyboard shortcut that will trigger your PS action. 
  
  Note: As Photoshop uses some of the Function keys as shortcuts already, we recommend selecting the Shift and Command modifiers.
  
  

2. Assign your action shortcut to a Palette button:

Figure 2 — Assigning your Action shortcut to Palette

• Open the PaletteApp to your Photoshop profile and select your desired module. 
  
  Note: This works best with buttons, but can also be assigned to a dial press or turn.
  
  
• A module settings window will pop up. Select “Keyboard Mode” from the left (Fig. 2, upper left).
  
  
• Press the Action shortcut that you assigned in Step 1. Confirm that the PaletteApp shows the correct shortcut (Fig. 2, centre).
  
  Note: MacOS maps the Function keys to system controls by default. For F1, press Fn+F1.
  Remember to set a custom name and colour (Fig 2., lower left)