Re: New Word Doc in Current Folder
Re: New Word Doc in Current Folder
- Subject: Re: New Word Doc in Current Folder
- From: Brannock Thomas <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:01:52 -0700
Carl,
The MS scripts are not helpful in this case. I simply created a new
text document and had it rename the extension to .doc. Mac will
automatically open it with word then. Here's my workflow, I saved it
as "New Word Document" and as a finder plug-in.
Tom
On Jan 31, 2008, at 1:19 PM, Carl Springer wrote:
I am new to Automator, and need help.
I want to be able to create a new, blank Word document in whatever
folder I am pointing to in a Finder Window. A friend of mine wants to
create this feature on a Mac, that apparently is a standard feature in
Windows.
For example: Say, I am in Finder, navigate to the folder I want, then
I want to right-click, select a script from the pop-up window to
create a Word document in that folder and stop. I guess you could also
activate a script to open a Finder window, then scroll around to the
right folder, and then make the Word file.
I have reviewed the list of actions in Automator, and have downloaded
a set of Microsoft Office applications. It is not clear to me which of
these would help. I found one to create a new Word document. This
trick is getting it to be stored in the current folder showing in the
Finder window.
I thought it would be useful to have a variable for the current
folder, but it seems like all the variables have to be defined as a
specific folder.
Any suggestions?
--
Carl Springer
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