iCreate - UK (2019-09)

Automator

Step-by-step CreatenewAutomatorapps

Create new items from the Dock

H

ow many steps does it take to create a new event in

Calendar, like an appointment, and set a reminder?

Click the app in the Dock, select the calendar, find the

day, click it, and so on... Did you know you can create Calendar

events with one click and without opening Calendar? Similarly,

you can create reminders with one click, without opening

Reminders, and write emails without opening Mail.

All these one-click items and more can be created using

Automator, which is like a simple app creation tool. No

programming knowledge is needed. Automator automates

processes and it enables you to add icons to the Dock to create

new events, reminders, emails and more. It is a great way to

save time and effort.

Create Automator apps for the Dock to create new reminders, calendar events and emails

without having to open the respective apps

You can piece together automated actions like building

blocks with your Mac’s built-in Automator app...

1

Create an app

Open the Applications folder and then run

Automator. Click the button to create a new

document when asked to select one and then

choose ‘Application’ for the document type.

2

Filter new items

Select ‘Library’ in the first column and

type ‘new’ into the search box above the

second column. This filters the actions and

shows all the new items that can be created.

3

New Calendar Event

Click and drag ‘New Calendar Event’ from

the library and drop it on the right-hand side.

Click ‘Options’ and select ‘Show this action’ at

the bottom. Select the calendar to use.

4

Configure the options

All these options can be set when a new

Calendar event is created, but you can save

a bit of time and effort by setting defaults, like

alarm types and times, and calendar.

5

Save the app

Go to File>Save and enter a descriptive

name for this app, like New Calendar Event.

Save it to Applications and set the file format to

‘Application’. Click the ‘Save’ button.

6

Test the app

Close Automator and double-click the

app you created in the Applications folder.

A window like this appears. Create a new

Calendar event by selecting from the options.

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