where can I learn applescript for entourage?

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Frank MW

Hi,

I've tried to find resources for learning applescript to make entourage more
accessible by keyboard shortcuts. I read that there is a reference of all
the entourage applescript commands, but couldn't find it.

Can anyone point me to the right direction?

Best regards,
Frank
 
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Allen Watson

Hi,

I've tried to find resources for learning applescript to make entourage more
accessible by keyboard shortcuts. I read that there is a reference of all
the entourage applescript commands, but couldn't find it.

Can anyone point me to the right direction?
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There are reference manuals for scripting Word, Powerpoint, and Excel, but
not a current one for Entourage:
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/resources/resources.aspx?pid=asforoffice>

There is a very good introductory chapter in Office 2004: The Missing
Manual, that covers all of Office (from O'Reilly).

But perhaps the best way to learn is to download some scripts from
macscripter.net, and see how others have done things, and then copy. You can
find a listing of good AppleScript books there, and even a beginner's
tutorial (in progress).

You can also use Script Editor to open the dictionary for Entourage, and
browse the commands and terms available there. But you'll need the sample
scripts to see how the commands go together.
 
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Diane Ross

I've tried to find resources for learning applescript to make entourage more
accessible by keyboard shortcuts. I read that there is a reference of all
the entourage applescript commands, but couldn't find it.

Can anyone point me to the right direction?
Click to expand...

There are several tips on the Shortcuts Page that don't require learning
applescript.

<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/shortcuts.html>

--
Diane Ross, Microsoft Mac MVP
Entourage Help Page
<http://www.entourage.mvps.org/>
The Entourage Blog lists the EHP as one of the top five Microsoft Entourage
resources.
<http://blogs.msdn.com/entourage/>
 
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Frank MW

thanks for your answers. I find the tutorial very helpful that Allen gave me
the link for. Thanks a lot.
I knew about the Shortcuts Page. It's just not enough. What bothers me
particularly is that I have to use the mouse to assign a project to a task
in the task window. What I'd like to have is a shortcut like the one for
assigning a category.

Frank
 
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Mickey Stevens

You don't need AppleScript for that, if you have OS X 10.3 or later. See
this help article for instructions on how to create your own keyboard
shortcuts in OS X 10.3 or later.
<http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=152140>

Basically, you should create a shortcut for Entourage with the name of the
project as the menu title (you'll see this menu item under Edit > Projects).
Then, when you re-launch Entourage, you can invoke that menu item when you
have a task selected or open to assign the project. Note that you can
repeat this general process for any command accessible via the menu bar.
 
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Frank MW

Great!!!
That solved my problem. These shortcuts never worked for me before, because
I never quit entourage before defining them.

Thanks a lot,
Frank


Am 22.10.2006 21:37 Uhr schrieb "Mickey Stevens" unter
 
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