There are a few things to keep in mind when using actions in Photoshop:

  1. Make sure the action is set to “On” so that it will run when you click on it.
  2. Make sure the action is set to “Inverse” so that it will inverse the results of the other actions. For example, if you want to make a gradient, set the action to “Gradient.”
  3. If you want to add text, make sure the action is set to “Text.”