Mac Automation
Learn how to automate everyday tasks and allow Mac to take care of the most tedious and error-prone activities for you. One of macOS' unique advantages over other popular desktop platforms is its built-in automation infrastructure. AppleScript, Automator, and a few other 3rd party tools can make your computer life much easier, saving you both time and money. This hands-on course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of AppleScript language and guide you through using the most popular built-in and 3rd party automation tools.
Attending this course will let you
- Write simple AppleScript scripts
- Use macOS' Automator
- Find on one's own, if the given app provides AppleScript dictionary and how to use it
- Improve day-to-day efficiency with proper macOS configuration
- Use UI Scripting techniques
- Understand Automation-related changes introduced in the latest macOS versions
- Mix and match AppleScript and other scripting languages and technologies
Audience
- macOS users who want to dramatically improve their productivity
- macOS users who deal with repetitive, errors-prone activities
Topics
- Introduction to Apple Events and AppleScript
- Automator
- Constants, variables and apps
- Making decisions
- Repeating things
- Data types
- Working with files
- Dictionaries and more about apps
- UI Scripting
- 3rd party tools
- Other scripting languages and technologies
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