Comments on: Create a Send to Mail Recipient in Mac OS X using Automator Workflow

By: Cem

Cem — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:54:50 +0000

Hello,
in Snow Leopard 10.6 you need to create service instead of a workflow. you have to start with creating a service. It's not something you can "save as" anymore. but the rest is pretty much the same as described above.

Cheers

By: Roman

Roman — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:31:12 +0000

For some reason I don't have that Save As Plug-in option on my Automator.. SL 10.6.2 What do I do? Thanks!

http://i.imgur.com/qc3ga.png

By: austen

austen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:11:58 +0000

I am missing something here. I have the latest IMAC 27" and did everything on your list and it runs brilliantly when I press 'run' but I cannot find a folder in my MAC called 'workflows' or 'finder' to save the file to.

By: lcalcote

lcalcote — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:03:33 +0000

Satcomtim,

While on the Automator File menu, look for "Save as Plugin…". Here's a screenshot. This screenshot was taken on a 10.5.8 machine.

Lee

By: satcomtim

satcomtim — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:17:39 +0000

How do you save it as a finder plugin? Only options in save as are workflow or app. 10.6.2 if it matters.

Thanks!

By: lcalcote

lcalcote — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:48:38 +0000

George, Once your workflow has been created, from Automator choose to save it as a Finder plugin, which will put your workflow plugin into ~/Library/Workflows/Applications/Finder/your workflow. To activate, right-click on any file (in Finder) and hover over the More --> Automator --> your workflow selection. This will activate your workflow on the selected file. See this screenshot as an example.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:10:55 +0000

just drop the file onto your mail-icon in the dock.

By: lcalcote

lcalcote — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:57:34 +0000

Very cool, Jeremy. Thanks for sharing. I've got a new icon in my Finder toolbar now.

By: Jeremy Page

Jeremy Page — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:40:52 +0000

For more 'drag-and-drop' goodness, you can add a shortcut to mail at the top of your finder.
Spotlight 'mail' and drag the icon where you want it.
Drag files and folders onto the icon to create a new message with attachments.
http://twitpic.com/gym8f

By: lcalcote

lcalcote — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 14:42:58 +0000

@loic, thanks a bunch. Having been a Windows-to-Linux-to Mac convert myself, it sounds like we're coming from the same place. I sure to love the perks of OS X. There are a few little ins and outs that make life (and work) so much more pleasant.

Agreed, dragging and dropping a file onto the Entourage (or Mail.app) icon on the Dock is, sooo much nicer than having to try to maneuver your mouse over multiple context menus. I may have to update this post, pointing this out as a simpler solution.

By: loic

loic — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 06:45:40 +0000

hi,
nice and efficient posts on your blog,
I switched from Windows/Linux to mac recently and I must say I've been facing many similar workarounds (entourage for work, send to recipient..)
I did the Automator trick, which is good except the long menus in finder..
A friend shown me then you can have similar functionnality with draging the file on the dock's mail icon, which is finally more usable…

Keep on the good work!