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Introduction

• About this Course Demo
• Introducing Automator Demo
• Useful Links for Additional Information Demo

Using Automator Out of the Box

• Import .Mac Photos Demo
• Looking Inside Import .Mac Photos Demo
• Process Images Demo
• Looking Inside Process Images Demo

Introducing Workflows

• Using Workflow Terminology Demo
• Looking At an Automator Workflow Demo
• Using an Automator Workflow Demo

Introducing Actions

• Using Action Terminology
• Looking at an Automator Action
• Using an Automator Action

Automator Actions

• Using Ask Actions
• Using Pause & Ask Actions
• Running a Web Service
• Using View Results
• Running a Workflow
• Running an AppleScript
• Running a Shell Script

Workflow Management

• Organizing a Workflow
• Saving Workflows

Working with Finder & System Actions

• Using Finder Actions Pt.1
• Using Finder Actions Pt.2
• Using Finder Actions Pt.3
• Using System Actions
• Using Spotlight Actions

Working With Media Actions

• Using Image Capture Actions
• Using iPhoto Actions
• Using QuickTime Player Actions
• Using iTunes Actions
• Using DVD Player Actions
• Using iDVD Actions

Working With Graphics Actions

• Using Preview Actions
• Using PDF Actions

Working With Text Actions

• Using TextEdit Actions-Files & Documents
• Using Other TextEdit Actions
• Using Font Book Actions

Working With Data Actions

• Using iCal Actions
• Using Address Book Actions
• Using Mail Actions
• Using Safari Actions

Inside Actions & Applications

• Xcode: Your Action Development Tool
• Where Actions are Located
• Applications/Bundles & Packages
• Introducing Property Lists
• More Action & Workflow Locations

Building Automator Actions

• Action Architecture Overview
• Building the AppleScript Action Template
• Setting the Property List Values
• Exploring the Xcode Action Groups & Files
• Action Interface: Nib File Overview

Building An AppleScript Action

• Using Script Editor Pt.1
• Using Script Editor Pt.2
• Converting an Example Script to an Action
• Setting the Project Parameters
• Setting the English Strings Pt.1
• Setting the English Strings Pt.2
• Changing the Inputs for Actions
• Working with the Action Interface

Building An Advanced AppleScript Action

• Preparing an InDesign Document
• Using AppleScript to Set Text
• Converting the AppleScript to an Action
• Testing the Action
• Extending the Action: Dynamic Destination
• Testing Dynamic Destination
• Making the Text Variable Pt.1
• Making the Text Variable Pt.2
• Building the Interface: AMPalette
• Setting Parameters
• Binding the Text Field
• Writing the Action Code
• Calling an On Opened Handler Pt.1
• Calling an On Opened Handler Pt.2
• Calling an Opdate Parameters Handler
• Using Awake from Nib
• Using a Popup Button
• Removing Items from a Popup Button
• Adding Items to a Popup Button
• Adding the InDesign Frame Names

AppleScript Dictionaries

• Introducing AppleScript Dictionaries
• The Structure of a Dictionary: Suites
• Commands
• Classes
• Properties
• Elements
• Working with a Dictionary Pt.1
• Working with a Dictionary Pt.2

Cocoa Method Calls

• Introducing Cocoa Interface Objects
• Syntax for Calling Cocoa Objective-C Methods
• Example: NSPopupButton Methods
• AppleScript Call Method Pt.1
• AppleScript Call Method Pt.2

Action Types

• Finding Action Type Documentation
• Property Keys & Values

Building a FileMaker/InDesign Action

• Introducing the Action
• Populating the InDesign Popup Button
• Testing the Indesign Popup Button
• Populating the FileMaker Popup Button
• Testing the FileMaker Popup Button
• Creating Parameter Bindings
• Finishing the Action
• Enhancing the Action Interface
• Adding a Table to the Interface
• Creating the Data Source
• Capturing the Data Source
• Populating the Data Source Pt.1
• Populating the Data Source Pt.2
• Unloading the Data Source
• Setting the Parameters
• Completing the Action
• Finishing the Action Strings
• Clean Up

Summary

• Action Overview
• Workflow Overview

Credits

• About this Author