A. Workflow Creation Step-by-Step Guide
- Determine the job you want to automate. Look for repetitive and time-consuming things you do on a regular basis.
- List the steps needed to accomplish the job. You can do this in your head or as a written outline. Try to associate each step with an action in Automator.
- Use Starting Points to create a new Custom, Files & Folders, Music & Audio, Photos & Images, or Text workflow. Depending on the type of workflow you create, certain actions may be inserted automatically.
- Locate the necessary actions in the Library list, and drag them to your workflow. To locate actions, try clicking through the different categories or entering keywords into the Library list’s search field. If you can’t find an action to ...
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