AppleScripts

Question

There is no AppleScript menu or options for workflows, any idea when this might become available?

Answer 1

you can use Apple's Script Menu.

You can also use Fastscript (even the free version), which makes it very easy to manage scripts (and add shortcuts for them).

Corentin

Answer 2

The Applescript menu has been discontinued for Office 2016. Use the Smiley button to send a frown to Microsoft and explain why this is not good for you.

Why?

Last time I checked Mac users of office were increasing and an "important part of Microsoft's growth plans".

Is it simply arrogance i.e. "we've included all functions any user could possibly want" mentality?

The emoticon I'd like send MS is brown and has steam rising from it.

I believe that the way they implemented sandboxing was incompatible.

There are other ways of course, but it looks like it wasn't very high on their priority list.

If it is an important feature for you (and I suspect it is), I would also strongly encourage you to use the Send a Smile button on the top right corner of the main window in Outlook to let MS know, and help them prioritize future development.

You can also use service https://outlook.uservoice.com/forums/293343-outlook-for-mac/ to search for the several threads on the same topic and vote there as well…

          Corentin

Answer 3

**ACTUALLY...**I've figured out a sweet little workaround for this situation.

Take your applescripts and put them into workflows in Automator.

I have a script that emulates OL/Windows CTRL + I shortcut. Here's how I got it working.

1. Open Automator, File->New->Service
2. Double-click on "Run Applescript" from the Actions list
3. I copied my script into the action overwriting their template code
4. I set the input to "no input" from "any application"

Save and it's now available in my Services menu. FYI, the path to this workflow is ~/Library/Services.

This also means that I can setup a keyboard shortcut in SysPref to run this script! BOO-RAH.

Answer 4

Hi,

Thank you for posting on Office for Mac Community.

The script menu feature is not available the newer version of Office for Mac.

Refer to the thread link given below which discusses the same.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/mac/forum/macofficeo365-macoutlook/script-menu-missing-in-new-outlook-for-office-365/68fece40-4eff-4489-a94a-3e781580bdb7

Thank you.

Answer 5

I have some experience using VBA in windows (Mostly Excel) but not looking forward to trying to recreate the script from a language I barely understand to another in an environment (OS X) I've never used VBA in...