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Automating TextEdit tasks with Automator

Automator allows you to automate tasks by linking several actions into a workflow. For example, you can use Automator to export text from TextEdit and merge it with Address Book contacts.

To see the TextEdit tasks you can automate with Automator:

  1. Open Automator, in the Applications folder.

  2. Click Workflow and then click Choose.

  3. Select Text in the Library list.

  4. To learn about each action you can automate for TextEdit documents, click an action in the list to the right of the Library list, and read its description below the lists.

To learn more about Automator, choose Help > Automator Help while you’re working in Automator.


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