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She doesn't get paid for stories (positive or negative) on this website. This means she writes what she wants, based on 30 years of Mac-experience. Try it out!ĭisclaimer: MacMiep is independent. Remember: this is just a very small example of what Automator can do. Ready! The spaces have all turned into underscores:Īre you going to use this Automator command more often? Then you can choose to save it for next time. Now click on 'Run' at the top right to start the command: The files appear above the command under the heading 'Get specified Finder items': Wait for the green + symbol and then drop: Make sure that the Automator window and the folder containing the files are next to each other:ĭrag the Finder items into the Automator window, just above the command. In this case we choose 'Replace Text':Īt 'Search' we type a space and at 'Replace' an underscore (_): When you make a mistake you can always go back. If you have never worked with Automater before you can choose 'Add'. You will be asked whether you want to copy your work or not.

Launch Automator and choose 'New' from the 'File' menu:įind 'Rename Finder Items' in the middle row:ĭrag and drop this to the empty space on the right: *Note: You can take screenshots with the key combination Command-Shift-3 for the entire screen and Command-Shift-4 for a part.Īutomator: replace spaces from Finder names with an underscore ( _ ) With Automator you can do that very easily.

So they have to get out before they can be placed online. There are spaces between the letters and numbers. They are automatically given a name with 'Screen image year date' and time. There should be no spaces in a file that is placed on the internet. Here is just an example of what you can do with it. However, Automator is suitable for many more things. MacMiep mainly uses it to rename multiple Finder items at once. The helper on your Mac: Automator Automater is an app that allows you to automate all kinds of things.

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