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2.
In the Choose a File Type dialog that appears, click the Application icon
(the icon is a robot here also), and then click the Choose button. If no
Choose a File Type dialog box appears, click File→New.
3.
The Automator program window is a little daunting, but you can ignore
most of it. In the Search field above the second column on the left, type
SETSPOTLIGHT
. This should thin down the list of actions to one choice. Click
and drag this to the right of the window in the area that reads Drag Actions
or Files Here to Build Your Workflow.
4.
In the New Spotlight Comments field, type a comma (,) and nothing else.
However, click the Options button beneath and put a check next to Show
This Action When the Workflow Runs.
5.
Click File→Save to save your new Automator app. Save it to the desktop
and call it something like Group Tagger.
6.
Close Automator.
Now and in the future, drag and drop the files you want to be tagged on top
of your new app. A dialog box will pop up, asking what tags you want to apply.
Type them as prompted, after the comma that's already in the text field, and
when you click OK, the files will be tagged instantly and invisibly. Note that
there'll be no feedback that anything has happened.
Tip 147
Bring Back the Library
Those who've been using a Mac for some time might have noticed that, since
the OS X Lion release, the
LIBRARY
folder within their user folder has vanished.
It's still there, of course. It's just that Apple has decided you shouldn't be
confronted with it every day, so it's hidden now. The
LIBRARY
folder is where all
your personal app and OS X settings are stored. It's not intended for the files
there to be manipulated by anything other than apps, but often it's useful to
delve in there to remove an errant configuration file.
