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  • Subject: New Word Doc in Current Folder
  • From: "Carl Springer" <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:19:44 -0800

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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