Adding to Your List of Actions

[bocciaman]

Are you supposed to already all the actions you need to create any macro? My actions library seems pretty limited. Also, I can't seem to figure out how to create a simple batch rename of files, can someone help? I can't simply use a ready-made Macro because the way they are triggered is not very clear when written by their authors.

[JMichaelTX]

@bocciaman

Are you supposed to already all the actions you need to create any macro?

Not sure exactly what you mean by this, but ALL KM Actions are directly available to insert into your Macro by any of these means:

1. Display the Actions Panel (⌘K)
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2. Use the menu Edit > Insert Action
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3. Use the prompt/search Insert Action by Name (⌘⌃A)
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@bocciaman

Also, I can't seem to figure out how to create a simple batch rename of files,

Did you try a forum search for batch rename file ?

At the top of the list:

Batch Rename Files in the Finder

In Yosemite, the Finder finally allows Batch Rename of files by control-clicking on a set of files. However, the options are fairly limited and their is no preview at all. The end of the TidBITS article and the comments list various third party applications, but I've been using this macro for quite a while and it works well. It prompts for the search and replace formats, and then asks for each file whether you wish to rename to a specific new name. You can click "Rename All" once you're sati…

@bocciaman

I can't simply use a ready-made Macro because the way they are triggered is not very clear when written by their authors.

Most authors (including myself) do NOT provide a trigger so that the user who downloads the Macro can import it safely and then assign their own trigger.
Even if a trigger is included, it is easy to delete it and assign your own trigger. Do you need help with this?