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Figure 34:
The Ask for Text action, ready to be filled in.
7. Fillinthequestionyouwantthedialogtoask,suchas
What would you like
me to say?
and, if you like, fill in a default answer, such as
Beep
. Select the
Require an Answer checkbox to ensure that some text must be entered (so that
the workflow always does something).
8. Return to the second column, find the Speak Text action, and drag it below the
Ask for Text action (
Figure 35
).
You'll notice that the two actions join together to show that the output of the
first one (whatever you type into the dialog) is fed as input into the second one.
Figure 35:
Two actions joined into a workflow.
9. If you like, choose a different voice from the Voice pop-up menu.
Your workflow is now ready. To run it, click the Run button on the toolbar. You should see
a dialog asking you what you want it to say. Accept the default answer or supply a new one,
click OK, and your Mac will speak that text.
That's the general idea of workflows. Usually, one action produces some sort of output (a
file, a URL, text, or whatever) and feeds that to the next action, which does something with
it and passes it along to another action—and so on. The final action provides the result in
the form you're looking for (a modified file, information in a dialog, an open Web page, or
what-have-you).
