With our example application, an icon will be created at the save location (I chose the Desktop for ease of access). Enter the desired name for the application and make sure the Format is set to Application.For this example, I will enter an email address I want to add to each email by default. Enter any information you want to be included by default in the application.Drag the desired action to the column on the right side of the window.On the left side of the Automator window, choose a program from the first column and an action (the task you want to perform) from the second column.Click Choose at the bottom of the window.This creates a packaged application students can double-click to perform a series of tasks. For this example, I’ll choose the Application template. Select a template from the Template Chooser.

Launch Automator from the Applications folder.

To create a simple Automator Application:

Video Tutorial: Bigger Version (.mov, 5 MB).

This can save time and also help students who have limited motor skills. Automator makes it possible for teachers to create packaged applications that students with a disabilities can double-click to perform a series of tasks on their computers. As the name suggests, Automator is a program included with Mac OS X that automates common tasks.

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