Bridge CS4 Batch Action Problem

When using CS2 I was in the habit of working first from RAW, then creating a folder-full of .psd files, that I then converted to .jpg files by choosing Tools/Photoshop/Batch so that Bridge could run my DIY psd-to-jpg action sequentially on all the file I had selected in Bridge. In Bridge CS4 I'm having real problems doing this as Bridge so far won't seem to let me tell it where to look for an action file- the Tools/Photoshop/Batch dialogue doesn't seem to give me the option of loading an action, I can't seem to find where to *copy* my .atn file so that it shows up in the list of actions in the Tools/Photoshop/Batch dialogue as it should... and so on. It seems there's quite a few niggles like this that many people seem to spend a lot of precious time dealing with when upgrading say from CS2 to CS4 ... anyhow,
any suggestions? thanks in advance, Richard E

Load the action (.atn) file in Photoshop ps4: actions palette flyout menu > Load Actions then navigate to where you have saved the action from ps2.

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