Automator for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

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.

《Automator for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: Visual QuickStart Guide》結合基於任務的指導和豐富的視覺效果，教導中級的Macintosh用戶如何使用Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard附帶的Automator應用程式來自動化重複且耗時的任務。Automator預先安裝了許多有用的自動化程序（稱為動作），可用於許多熱門應用程式，例如從iTunes中刪除空的播放清單或將附件添加到Mac Mail中。Automator的真正威力在於混合和匹配這些動作，以便根據您的需求執行工作。它們被組合成一系列動作，稱為工作流程。作者Ben Waldie介紹了Automator的工作原理，並幫助讀者組合和使用Automator工作流程。