Automator for MAC OS X Tiger

Who among us hasn't wished for a robot at one time or another-a programmable pal who could take care all of life's mundane chores? If you own Mac OS X Tiger, that wish has finally come true-at least inside your computer. If you're ready to stop performing time-consuming tasks manually and start performing them quickly, effortlessly, and automatically, this task-based guide to the robot inside your machine-Automator-provides the perfect place to start. In trademark Visual QuickStart style-straightforward text, plenty of pictures, and loads of tips to ease the way-author Ethan Wilde shows you how to use Automator's more than 100 Actions to build complex scripts without performing a lick of programming.

By the end of the volume, you'll be dragging, dropping, and combining Actions (which are grouped into categories like Mail, Find, Alert, People, and iPod) to do everything from batch-convert image files to create iCal birthday events using Address Book contacts. You'll also learn how to save, reuse, and share your Automator Workflows.