21. Automating Your Work
What You’ll Do
Introduce Automator
View the Automator Window
Get Started with Automator
Open an Existing Workflow
Open an Example Workflow
Work with an Example Workflow
Add Actions to a Workflow
Add Variables to an Action
Record an Action
Work with Workflows
Run and Stop a Workflow
Save a Workflow
Use a Workflow as a Plug-in
Understand AppleScript Basics
Use Ready-Made AppleScripts
Write and Record AppleScripts
Use AppleScript with Automator
Introduction
Automator is a program that lets you automate the things you frequently like to do on your Mac. You don’t need to be a programmer to create automations. With Automator, all you need to do is assemble a series of actions into a workflow to complete a task. Each action ...
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