With Automator, I'm able to create a workflow to rename a bunch of files all at once with two clicks by creating a Quick Action. You can configure it to save the files with the date and time or ...

Automator is a great tool for automating basic tasks on your Mac, no scripting or programming required. By dragging prebuilt actions together, you can quickly and easily create countless workflows ...

Use Automator’s iCal Alarm template to create helpful workflows that are triggered at a particular time and date. Here I’ve created a backup workflow that I’ll set to run every day.

How to Schedule Automator Tasks in Mac OS X. If you've been manually performing a task on your Mac over and over, you can automate it with Automator and use iCal to schedule when you want the task ...

Open Automator and create a new workflow file (press Command-N or choose New from the File menu). Then choose Service from the window of available workflow types (this option will look like a gear).

With Automator, you can create your own custom plugins for the Services menu, Folder Action workflows that run when files are placed into a folder, add-ons for the print window's PDF menu, and more.

Automator will show you a list of available templates and prompt you to choose one for your new project. You should select the Service option, which is accompanied by a gear icon.

To begin with, there's a surprise for anyone who launches either Automator or AppleScript Editor. The first thing you'll find is that both apps were updated with iCloud compatibility. AppleScripts ...