iCreate - UK (2021-07)

Step-by-step Take automated screenshots in Automator

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Take a screenshot

In the ‘Take Screenshot’ action, tick

‘Timed’ and set the delay. A screenshot will

be taken in five minutes. Click ‘Save To’ and

select ‘New’ from the menu.

5

Create a folder

A folder andfilename are needed for

screenshots. Use Finder to create a folder

and copy any PNG image to it. Select it in

Automator, where screenshots are saved.

6

Rename the screenshot

Each image is saved in this folder, and

with this name. New shots overwrite old

shots. Avoid this by clicking ‘Add’ in ‘Get

Specified Finder Items’ and select the file.

1

Create an app

Run Automator in the Applications folder

and click ‘New Document’ in the file selector

window that appears. Select ‘Application’ in

the nextwindow,and then click ‘Choose’.

2

Browse the library

Automator enables you to create apps

by selecting and linkingready-made modules

or actions. Select ‘Library’ in the first column

to see actions listed in the second column.

3

Add actions

Find these four actions in thelibrary

and drag them to the right. We have clicked

each ‘>’ to collapse the actions, making them

easier to see. This is the whole app.

7

Rename screenshots

In ‘Rename Finder Items’, we can rename

the screenshot file we just saved, and give it

a new name. Select ‘Add Date or Time’ at the

top and ‘Hour Minute Second’ for ‘Format’.

8

Loop to start

Set the ‘Loop’ action to loop

automatically and stop whenever you want,

like after 300 minutes. It can be manually

stopped if necessary from the menu bar icon.

9

Save the app

Go to the ‘File’ menu and save the app.

Run it, to save screenshots at the intervals set.

Activate Find My, leave it on the screen and

the screenshot app saves location images.

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