Automator workflow fundamentals

If you're new to Automator, you'll like this step-by-step article that explains how to create an Automator workflow. Matt Neuberg takes you through the basics of stringing together a series of Automator actions to make a simple workflow. He makes the process easy to follow, laying out the fundamentals you may need to gain confidence to experiment with Automator. This is not for you experts out there, but it's enough to get novices started. This Macworld article is an excerpt from Neuberg's $5 downloadable ebook, Take Control of Customizing Tiger. The Take Control series, by TidBITS Electronic Press, has lots of other interesting Mac titles to check out. You can download free samples of any of the Take Control books from the series site.