Short Cut Logo Placement

This assignment will allow you to place your Logo onto a photo with just one click of a button

Step 1

• Make sure you know where your logo is located on the computer
• If it’s on your Google Drive, be sure you have downloaded it to the computer

Step 2

• In Photoshop open any photo you have taken in the class
• Make sure you only have ONE photo open in photoshop!
  • No other files should be open in photoshop, especially your logo

Step 3

• Go to
  •  Windows
    • Actions

Step 4

• Click the + at the bottom of the Actions pallet
• Name it Logo
• Pick your favorite color

Step 5

• Click Record
  • You will now see a red circle at the bottom of Actions
    • Everything you do now on Photoshop will be recording

Step 6

• Go to
  • File
    • Place Embedded

Step 7

• Find your Logo on the computer
  • Select the logo and click Place

Step 8

• Your Logo will appear in the middle of your photo with a box around it

Step 9

• Select the Move tool
• Move your logo to the location you will want it on the majority of your photos
• Click Enter  to lock in your logo

Step 10

• Return to the Actions pallet
  • Click the square at the bottom of the Actions pallet
• You have now finished recording your action
  • It’s ready to be used on all your photos

Step 11: How to put it on your photos

• Go to Actions Pallet
  • Click the lines at the top right
    • Pick Button Mode

Step 12

• Find the button that says Logo
  • It will be the favorite color you picked
• Click the button
  • Your logo will now appear where you put it during the recording process
    • Click Enter to lock it in

Step 13

• If you want to move your watermark to another spot on your photo
  • Make sure you are on the Logo Layer
    • Click Control   T
      • Click the Move tool
  • You can now move the logo anywhere you want
    • Click Enter to lock it in