Book description
Automator for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart
Guide uses a combination of task-based instruction and strong
visuals to teach intermediate Macintosh users how to automate
repetitive, time-consuming tasks with the Automator application
that is included with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Automator comes
with many useful automated routines (called actions) preinstalled,
for lots of popular applications, that do things like remove empty
playlists from iTunes or add attachments to Mac Mail. The real
power of Automator lies in mixing and matching these actions to
have them do exactly the job you want. They're put together in a
string of actions known as a workflow. Author Ben Waldie introduces
readers to how Automator works, and then helps them assemble and
use Automator workflows.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Getting Started
- 2. Building Simple Workflows
- 3. Workflow Basics
- 4. Working with Actions
- 5. Types of Workflows
- 6. Recording Manual Events
- 7. Workflow Looping
- 8. Using Variables
- 9. Troubleshooting
- 10. Customizing Automator
- 11. Sharing Actions and Workflows
- 12. Automator Resources
- Glossary
- A. Workflow Creation Step-by-Step Guide
- Index
- 13. Workflow Starting Points
- 14. Building Advanced Workflows
- B. Example Workflows
- C. Developer Resources
Product information
- Title: Automator for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2009
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: None
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