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collection:Finders_Selection [2015/12/23 06:48] JMichaelTX Major edit to add intro, reorg, add images |
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| {{:collection:mac-finder-icon.png?nolink|}} | {{:collection:mac-finder-icon.png?nolink|}} | ||
| - | ====== Making Use of the Mac Finder Selection ====== | + | ====== Working with the Finder Selection ====== |
| + | **with the //[[action:For_Each|For Each Item]]// Action using the //[[:Collections|Finder's Selection Collection]]//** | ||
| As you probably know, you can select multiple files and/or folders in the Mac Finder, and then perform a manual operation on the entire selection, like copy, move, delete, apply tags, etc. If you have an operation that you often perform, then Keyboard Maestro can most likely automate that for you. | As you probably know, you can select multiple files and/or folders in the Mac Finder, and then perform a manual operation on the entire selection, like copy, move, delete, apply tags, etc. If you have an operation that you often perform, then Keyboard Maestro can most likely automate that for you. | ||
| ===== Potential Use Cases ===== | ===== Potential Use Cases ===== | ||
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| Note the consistency between the first three examples. And note that you could do all three in a single For Each action if you wanted (you would have to ensure the Move was done last of course, as that will change the path to the file). | Note the consistency between the first three examples. And note that you could do all three in a single For Each action if you wanted (you would have to ensure the Move was done last of course, as that will change the path to the file). | ||
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| ==== #1 - Move Selected Files ==== | ==== #1 - Move Selected Files ==== | ||
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| [FIXME **JM: There is something wrong with these images. They all have a "Fix Finder Selection Bug" checkbox on them that does NOT appear on my Actions, or in Chris's Actions.**] | [FIXME **JM: There is something wrong with these images. They all have a "Fix Finder Selection Bug" checkbox on them that does NOT appear on my Actions, or in Chris's Actions.**] | ||
| {{ :action:change-tag.png?nolink |}} | {{ :action:change-tag.png?nolink |}} | ||
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| ==== #3 - Rename Selected Files ==== | ==== #3 - Rename Selected Files ==== | ||
collection/Finders_Selection.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/07 00:48 by peternlewis
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