If I wanted to add the command for Numbers I simply drag and drop into that Library window. In this case I'm going to look in my Applications folder under a folder I've got called iWork 09 and in there I've got the three iWork apps. The way you do that is to go into your Applications folder and you look for an app. You notice here that there is no mention of either Pages or Numbers. You can select that and look at the different AppleScript commands that affect that. For instance if you wanted to write something that controlled DVD player, there it is.
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Now typically if you are going to write code that does something with an application you would go to the Library and under Library you would look for that application. You can find this in your Applications Utilities folder. So I'm going to run the AppleScript Editor app. You can write code that specifically addresses both Pages and Numbers. You have to actually write code to program it. This isn't as easy as using Automator.Īutomator is kind of like an interface on top of Applescript allowing you to make very simple things that you can do with different applications and the operating system.ĪppleScript is what is kind of underneath it. You need some sort of programming experience to be able to write things that can interact with Numbers and Pages. Now this isn't something that the typical user would do. You can use AppleScript, a system that has been there almost forever, and script Pages and Numbers. It doesn't seem like you can do that with Pages and Numbers. You can use Visual Basic to create macros in Word and Excel to create scripts. One difference there seems to be between Microsoft's Office apps and Apple's Office apps is that you can script the Microsoft ones.
On today's episode let's look at using AppleScript with iWork. Video Transcript: Hi this is Gary with MacMost Now. Check out MacMost Now 925: Using AppleScript With iWork Apps at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.
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