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by Joe Kissell
Take Control of Automating Your Mac, 2nd Edition
Read Me First
Updates and More
Basics
What’s New in the Second Edition
Introduction
Automation Quick Start
The State of Mac Automation
Develop an Automator’s Mindset
Learn the Basic Principle of Automation
Learn What You Can Automate
Look for Automation Opportunities
Pick the Right Tools
Use Built-in Automation Features
Use the Mac’s Built-in Keyboard Shortcuts
Make Your Own Keyboard Shortcut
Use macOS Text Substitutions and Transformations
Control Your Mac with Your Voice
Update Apple and Mac App Store Software Automatically
Update Non-Mac App Store Software Automatically
Work with Rule-based Searches
Create and Use Smart Containers
Automate Your Input Devices
Use Trackpad and Magic Mouse Gestures
Save Clicks with Third-party Input Devices
Program an Input Device with USB Overdrive
Learn about Other Special Input Devices
Automate Text Expansion
Use Text Replacement in macOS
Use a Third-party Text Expansion Utility
Automate the Finder
Use Spotlight as a Launcher
Use a Third-party Launcher
Organize Files with Hazel
Supercharge Your Clipboard
Learn What a Clipboard Utility Can Do
Use a Macro or Launcher Utility
Use a macOS Clipboard Utility
Automate Individual Apps
Automate Microsoft Office
Automate Nisus Writer Pro
Discover Other Internally Scriptable Apps
Automate Email
Use Server-based Rules
Automate Apple Mail
Automate Outlook Email with Rules
Automate Other Email Apps
Automate the Web
Log In Faster with iCloud Keychain and Safari Autofill
Automate Web Logins with a Password Manager
Automate Cloud Services
Discover Other Web Automation Options
Automate Backup and Syncing
Run Backups Automatically with Time Machine
Create Hands-off Versioned Backups
Schedule Bootable Duplicates
Automate Mac-to-Mac Syncing
Discover macOS Automation Technologies
Apple’s Core Automation Technologies
Using JavaScript for Automation
Using Swift for Automation
Use Services for System-wide Shortcuts
Configure Services
Find and Use Services
Get Started with Automator
Create a Simple Automator Workflow
Create an Automator Droplet
Create Your Own Service
Find and Run Sample Workflows
Learn More about Automator
Get Started with AppleScript
Write a Simple AppleScript
Learn What AppleScript Can Do
Understand AppleScript Basics
Find and Run Example AppleScripts
Edit an Existing AppleScript
Use GUI Scripting
Use AppleScript Folder Actions
Learn More about AppleScript
Script the Command Line with Shell Scripts
Create Your Own Shell Script
Try Another Script
Shell Scripts Outside the Shell
Use Omni Automation
What Omni Automation Can Do
Try Omni Automation in OmniGraffle
Use a Macro Utility
Control Your Mac with Keyboard Maestro
Use Another Macro Utility
Switch Contexts with ControlPlane
About This Book
Ebook Extras
About the Author
About the Publisher
Copyright and Fine Print
Also by Joe Kissell
Hazel Coupon
Keyboard Maestro Coupon
LaunchBar Coupon
Nisus Writer Pro Coupon
Script Debugger Coupon
TextExpander Coupon
TextSoap Coupon
TypeIt4Me Coupon
Typinator Coupon
UI Browser Coupon
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