Want to edit the message before you send it each time? Then first, click on the Options button at the bottom of the action box and select the Show this action when the workflow runs checkbox.Fill in the action fields with the address(es) of the recipient(s), the subject line, and the content if it will be similar each time.Drag the New Mail Message action into the workflow pane, which is the column on the far right.If that description does not show up, click on the little triangle in the bottom-left section of the Automator window. Notice that when you select an action, Automator provides a brief description of what it does below the first two columns.In the next column, from the set of actions listed for the Mail app, select the New Mail Message action.(This column lists the native apps and utilities for which special actions are available.) Select Mail in the far-left column of Automator.This isn't hard just new/different.Now, let's introduce you to different parts of Automator and create the Send Mail Message app. If you need more help, post back and I'll see if I can point you in the right direction. There is a lot of satisfaction in learning how to do this stuff yourself. OP, to show the desktop, use the built in trackpad gesture to perform that action. That application can be saved to the desktop or the Dock to Restart or Shut Down the computer just by clicking the application. I set 3 Finger Swipe Left to Restart the computer and CMD + 3 Finger Swipe Left to Shut Down the computer.įinally, OP can use Automator to create an application that invokes an Apple Script to perform these actions.

Next thing OP can do is use the awesome application Better Touch Tool to invoke those shortcuts using gestures on the trackpad. I created shortcuts for both Restart and Shut Down. A few minutes of Googling and I was able to do it plus I tested out a couple of other cool options.įirst thing OP can do is create a keyboard shutout to perform both actions.

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