Sources for Automator Actions
Mac OS X 10’s Automator feature includes many Actions that let you automate the processing of files, including the automated creation of QuarkXPress documents. To add new Actions, you can either write them yourself, or download them from kind-hearted developers such as:
www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator
There are hundreds of free actions at these websites. For example:
QuarkXPress Automator Pack, at http://automatorworld.com/archives/quarkxpress-action-pack/
also here: http://www.automatedworkflows.com/software/automator_actions/quarkxpress.html
To use one, simply copy it into [username]:Library:Automator. If an Automator folder doesn’t yet exist, create it yourself.
Learn more about using Automator with QuarkXPress in this article from X-Ray magazine.
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