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The Macintosh is famous for its ease of use, but use AppleScript to automate tasks and customize applications and you'll boost your productivity by leaps and bounds. AppleScript For Dummies puts the power of this user-friendly programming language right in your hands, with practical, easy-to-understand tips on... Where to get and how to install AppleScript (it's free with System 7.5 and later versions of the Mac OS) Using AppleScript to automate tasks in programs such as Word, Excel, and FileMaker Pro, as well as the Mac OS's Finder Arranging applications to work together to accomplish complex tasks Controlling applications that aren't even scriptable Taking advantage of tools that make composing AppleScript programs easy and fun Finding additional AppleScript information on the Internet and elsewhere
Plus, as a bonus, AppleScript For Dummies features a handy, pull-out "cheat sheet" for you to keep at your side for quick reference as you write your own AppleScript programs.
From the Back Cover
Scripting for Mac OS® X is not only easy, it’s fun!
Give your Mac marching orders to automate iLife®, Office 2004, the Internet, and more
Wish you could write a script to save time? You can, and this book shows you how! With AppleScript – a language remarkably like English – you can make your Mac do lots of boring, repetitive chores (sorry, laundry’s not one of them). Then you can spend your computer time being creative, having fun, and getting more done!
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
- Automate tasks in Word, Excel, and FileMaker Pro
- Script the Finder
- Unite applications to handle complex jobs
- Squash script bugs
- Control applications that aren’t scriptable
- Create autonomous scripts
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