Have you been wanting to try out Mac OS X's Automator but don't know where to start? Adam Goldstein from Macworld has a great piece with simple instructions on common tasks to get you going. Here are ...

With every Mac sold comes a powerful little app called Automator. Here are some of our favorite Automator workflows that highlight exactly how powerful this tool is. Share on Facebook (opens in a new ...

Apple’s built-in automation tool, Automator (in /Applications), is capable of performing wondrous feats, yet far too many people ignore it—believing their work wouldn’t benefit from automation or that ...

Over at MacWorld, OS X expert Matt Newberg discusses how to make your own Automator workflows on Mac OS X Tiger. The Automator utility strings together frequent sequences of actions for easy execution ...

Take a look at any of Apple's promotional material for Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) and you'll find that a feature that consistently gets a top-billing is Automator. However, I suspect that, if you could ...

Since Apple is introducing Shortcuts to macOS Monterey in the fall, it may be worth backing up all of your Automator workflows before it lands. Here's how to make a copy of your automations. Shortcuts ...

Automator workflow Starting Points Since Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” was first released, Automator has provided a simple mechanism for automating common tasks and building workflows that bridge multiple ...

Ben Waldie is president of Automated Workflows, LLC, a company offering AppleScript, Automator, workflow, and productivity consulting services to Apple-based businesses. For years, Ben has developed ...

Working with the Automator tools and AppleScript commands, FineReader Pro for Mac users can link document processing steps together to create simple, self-running OCR workflows. For example, a user ...