- Locating Actions to Do What You Want
- Inserting Actions into a Workflow
- Viewing an Action's Description
- Action Settings
- Action Options
- Deleting Actions
- Disabling Actions
- Moving Actions
- Copying Actions
- Renaming Actions
- Collapsing Actions
- Working with Input and Output Values
- Viewing Action Results as a Workflow Runs
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Moving Actions
As your workflow takes shape, you may have to move actions to new locations in the workflow. Automator makes this easy.
To move an action up or down in a workflow:
- Select the action.
Press
to move the selected action up one step, or press 
to move it down one step.or
Choose Action > Move Up to move the selected action up one step or Action > Move Down to move down one (Figure 4.36).
Figure 4.36 Moving the selected action down in a workflow.
or
While holding down the
key, click the title bar of the action to display the contextual menu and choose Move Up to move the action up or Move Down to go the opposite way (Figure 4.37).
Figure 4.37 Moving an action down in a workflow using the action's contextual menu.
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To move an action into a specific location within a workflow:
- Select the action in the workflow area.
- Click the action's title bar, and drag it to the desired location within the workflow (Figure 4.38).
Figure 4.38 Dragging an action to a new location in a workflow.
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Tip
- Dragging an action to a new location is the fastest way to move an action to the right spot in a long workflow.