Everyone who uses a computer knows the challenge of performing the same series of tasks over and over again. Mac OS X includes many technologies for automating tasks and applications making you more productive, while saving time and money.

Mac OS X includes AppleScript, an English-like language used to create script files and applets that control the actions of the computer and the applications that run on it. With support integrated into hundreds of Apple and third-party applications, such as Microsoft Office, AppleScript provides customers an approachable way to address their specific automation needs.

Join Sal Soghoian, Product Manager Automation Technologies, in this online seminar as he discusses the fundamentals of AppleScript and its uses. Sal will show how to create powerful automation tools by writing short, simple, easy-to-follow scripts demonstrating the basic concepts involved. Absolutely no programming knowledge or experience is required to get started with AppleScript.

You will learn:

• How AppleScript and Mac OS X can increase your productivity
• How to work with scriptable objects on the computer, such as Finder windows
• How to write short scripts to control scriptable objects
• How to create a small script application that restores your desktop to your favorite setup with a single click

Who should watch:

• Anyone who wants to automate tasks and applications to save time and be more productive.