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By Abhishek Ghosh September 4, 2013 11:55 pm Updated on October 17, 2014

Automator Automation Recipes

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Automator is an automation software designed by Apple for Mac computers running OS X. It allows to automate using provided basic scripts or one can add own. In fact, the process boils down to a sequence of actions out of an action from the input for the next step. The process thus created can be saved as an application for frequent use by the user. The advantage of such a record is that, the application can run without really launching the software and OS X is in charge of running the script without launching even Automator. This application also allows you to create integrated into the application bar chosen by the user Services menus or folder actions that facilitate the management of certain files (such as those that are publicly accessible to all).

 

Basics of Automator App

 

Launch Automator from Launchpad > Other > Automator or from Applications folder> Automator or simply type Automator in Finder and hit Return key, you must choose a process model. This model will determine in some ways how it will launch the script by accessing a service, by running as an application or being triggered by an application.

 

Automator Automation Recipes : Example with Default

 

Launch Automator and select Service from the template chooser. Next, if you select :

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Text (under Actions) > Text to Audio and drag and drop a file like the example screenshot below :

If you save it – as your template is Service, you’ll get the option to run the EXACT ACTION for any text file under menu while working with files. There are a lot of great actions given by Apple Inc.

 

Automator Automation Recipes : Example with Scripting

 
Automator Automation Recipes

Use the Dictionary in AppleScript Editor (File > Open Dictionary…) to see the properties of any application and you’ll quickly be able to see the properties of any application. This is the way we can explore. Here’s a quick and dirty example of setting the selection properly to only those messages with attachments in Mail App :

 

tell application "Mail"set theMasterList to {}repeat with theMailbox in inbox's mailboxesset theMessages to (messages of theMailbox whose mail attachments is not {})set theMasterList to theMasterList & theMessagesend repeattell message viewer 1set visible messages to theMasterListset selected messages to every messageend tellend tell

 

You will get lot of scripts free online to make the full usage to create your own set of Automator Automation Recipes.

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Abhishek Ghosh is a Businessman, Surgeon, Author and Blogger. You can keep touch with him on Twitter - @AbhishekCTRL.

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