Create a new Wunderlist task from selected text

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Scripting Wunderlist to create a new task from any application in OS X Open up Automator Hint: press Command + Space and type in "Automator"

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How to create a new Wunderlist task from selected text in any application. Includes creating a keyboard shortcut for the task.

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Scripting Wunderlist to create a new task from

any application in OS X

Open up Automator

Hint: press Command + Space and type in "Automator"

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Create a new Service in Automator

Set the service to receive "no input" in "any application"

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Add an Automator action "Run AppleScript"

Hint: Type in "run apple"

Paste the following text into the dialog box

on run {input}set inputText to input as stringset the clipboard to inputTexttell application "Wunderlist"

activatetell application "System Events"

tell process "Wunderlist"keystroke "i" using {command down}keystroke "n" using {command down}keystroke "v" using {command down}keystroke (ASCII character 3)

end tellend tell

end tellend run

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Save the Service and name it "Create New Task"

Hint: Press Option + 8 to make the • character

Open System Prefrences

Hint: press Command + Space and type in "System Prefr"

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Search for Keyboard Shortcuts

Configure the Keyboard Shortcut

1. Select Services2. Scroll to the bottom of the list and check "Text • Create New Task"3. Double click "Create New Task" and type in the keyboard shortcut Control + Option +

Command + N