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Now just use any of your applications as normal, such as Finder and Mail. I chose Option + Shift + Command + T in this case Your new shortcut has been createdĤ. Click the add shortcut button on the right and enter a new shortcut. In the Keyboard Shortcuts tab, click Services on the left and scroll down to the very bottom of the list to find your new item Assign a new keyboard shortcut to your serviceģ. Open up System Preferences and open the Keyboard itemĢ. In order to save time going to the Services menu all the time, it’s much quicker to add a new keyboard shortcut as follows:ġ. If you want to subsequently remove the service you’ve just created, open this folder and delete the service and you’ll find that it no longer appears in the Services menu or in the keyboard shortcuts (see the next section). Note: your new service will be stored in the following location on your Mac’s hard disk: Home Folder -> Library -> Services To finish, choose Save from the File menu and name your new service such as New To Do Item, and then click Save The new workflow should look just like this: Complete the relevant details in the New To Do itemĨ. Make sure the fields above the New To Do Item workflow are set to Service receives no input in any application. At the bottom under Options, enable the checkbox Show this action when the workflow runsħ. Select a default calendar to add the item to – use the drop-down box next to the Add to field as shown in the screenshot belowĦ. Give the New To Do Item a temporary title such as New To Do Item – you’ll change it later when you use it within applicationsĥ. From the lefthand Library section under Calendar, drag the New To Do Item into the main workflow window shown: Create a New To Do item in the workflowĤ.
When prompted, select Service and then hit the Choose button Create a new service in Automatorģ. Open Automator from the Applications folder or from SpotlightĢ. It’s an incredibly powerful application and once you start using it you’ll soon wonder how you ever did without it. Automator makes it easy to create services and applications that can automate many common tasks.