Lesson 16. Automate Repetitive Tasks with Automator
| Goals | Understand the concept of automated tasks. |
| Learn how to create simple workflows in Automator. | |
| The more experienced user can learn how to create more complex workflows that cross multiple applications. | |
| Experiment with examples of the different things that can be done in Automator. |
The application called Automator lets you build workflows that accomplish series of individual actions. This means you can automate your repetitive, time-consuming tasks with the click of a button or two. Because you can save workflows as documents or stand-alone applications, you can even share them with friends. These are just a few of the things you can do:
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