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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.

PDF Automator for Mac OS X 106 Snow Leopard Visual QuickStart Guide Ben Waldie 9780321685834 Books

"I love this book

- Automator has very limited resources, this book make sure you know most of the functions.
- it has resource for you to download and test
- it has example for you to study.

I hope Ben have more actions to release in the future, so we all can benefit. I especially like the set safari function."

Product details Paperback 288 pages Publisher Peachpit Press; 1 edition (November 20, 2009) Language English ISBN-10 0321685830

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Automator for Mac OS X 106 Snow Leopard Visual QuickStart Guide Ben Waldie 9780321685834 Books Reviews :

Automator for Mac OS X 106 Snow Leopard Visual QuickStart Guide Ben Waldie 9780321685834 Books Reviews

• Overall, I though the book was good. I read the version, and one thing I didn't like was that the caption was *above* the figure/picture; I've never seen it that way. I'm not sure how it appears in the print version
  
  The author explains how to choose a menu option in the text, and then shows how the menus look via figures and captions. This repeated throughout the book, which I though was unnecessary.
  
  This book was written for OS X Snow Leopard (with some references to Tiger). I have OS X Yosemite, and of course, El Capitan is available, but I couldn't find any books which were more recent. I'm not sure if or how much Automator has changed in the later OSs.
• Really explains Automator. It's not the latest version of Automator and there are a few differences, but not enough to make you regret buying it. Maybe an updated version will come out before too long. I just get the impression few Mac users use Automator. That's too bad because with a little thought about how you use your computer and this book, you can make your computer life easier and more efficient.
• Wish there was an update for this, but it is pretty straightforward. Hope that the authors updates the material soon.
• Automator is a wonderful tool built into OS X, and I think most people skip right over it. It is unfortunately, not an incredibly intuitive program, and the QuickStart Guide is very helpful. It gives a few examples of how it can be used and that would be my only think keeping from giving it a full five stars is that it could use a few more real life day to day examples of how Automator might be used. I recommend this.
• I love this book
  
  - Automator has very limited resources, this book make sure you know most of the functions.
  - it has resource for you to download and test
  - it has example for you to study.
  
  I hope Ben have more actions to release in the future, so we all can benefit. I especially like the set safari function.
• Good text. Easy to follow. Good place to begin learning Automator.
• Easy and informative read. I would recommend for new users of Automator. It was very helpful in streamlining many of my processes.
• Simply fantastic. Easy to read,with a lot of step-by-step exercises. An excelent book. Recommended for those who want to use the Automator for every repetitive task.