Renaming files in OS X is as easy as selecting them and pressing Return; however, if you regularly rename many files then you might benefit from setting up a rename workflow in Automator.

Using Automator Prior to the Yosemite (Mac OS 10.10) update, you had to use a tool like Automator to create a workflow and set a series of rules each time you wanted to rename files.

Automator Mountain Lion I ended up choosing the “Ask for Finder Items” action to make sure I could double-check the files I’m passing to Automator; while I could have just told the workflow to ...

In this month's workflow, Chris Breen shows how to avoid a messy Downloads folder by using an Automator folder action to sort files by type into folders.

You've created hundreds of files using one naming convention only to discover that a different convention is required. Don't sweat it. With Automator you can batch rename them with ease.

While Automator is great for dealing with a large number of files, you actually have a lot more available to you in Automator than just running through menial jobs.

How do you automatically rename downloaded files on a Mac? I use the Outlook Web app to access my company's Exchange email and to download work file attachments.

One of OS X 10.10 Yosemite’s most useful new features — batch renaming in the Finder — has gone largely overlooked in the weeks since its release. In the past, you had to use a third-party utility, ...

It's an Automator action from Armin Beigel called "Create Disk Images From Files." Once you download the script and unpack the zip file, all you need to do is launch Automator on your Mac then ...

More Mac 101, tips and tricks for novice (and expert) Mac users. Have you every tried to copy and paste text from a PDF into a word processor document like Pages or Microsoft Word? Most of the ...

I've decided to start the new year with a fresh approach to how I handle my images, getting the RAW and full-size images onto my back-up hard-drive only and keeping screen-size copies in iPhoto. I ...