Now before you panic, or think that this is way over your head, take a breath, relax, and realize that you'll only be writing a single word to complete this action. The Run Shell Script action is used to perform customized procedures by writing UNIX commands that are processed by the operating system. The action view contains any setable parameters used by the action to perform its role in the workflow. Once the mouse is released, the action will be added to the end of the workflow, and its action view will be displayed. Drag the title of the Run Shell Script action to the area after the data settings bar, and release the mouse to add the action to the workflow: A list of actions for performing custom procedures will be displayed in the action list below the search field. But that's no problem, as you will create your own action for accomplishing that task! Locate the appropriate Automator action for creating specialized functionality, by entering the keyword “run” into the search field to the left of the data input bar. Unfortunately, the default action library does not contain an Automator action for sorting paragraphs.
Now that the input settings have been applied, you can build the service by adding Automator actions to the workflow. Accordingly, these should be the settings for the input dialog in the workflow: STEP 3 Add Actions In this tutorial, the service workflow will use the text selected in a word processing application as input, sort the paragraphs of the selected text in alphabetical order, and replace the selected text with the sorted text. This bar displays the settings that indicate (1) the type of data to be processed by the workflow, (2) the application in which the service will be available, and (3) whether or not to replace any selected text with the result of the service workflow. STEP 2 Set the Input SettingsĪ gray bar will be displayed across the top of the workflow area of the Automator window. Select the Services template from the template chooser sheet in the forthcoming workflow window.Ĭlick the OK button in the sheet, and a service workflow will be opened. Double-click the icon of Otto the automation robot to open Automator. New services are created using the Automator application located in the Applications folder on your computer. In this tutorial you'll create a service that alphabetically sorts paragraphs selected in a text editor application.
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