automating-keynote
Automating Keynote (JXA-first, AppleScript discovery)
Contents
- Relationship to the macOS automation skill
- Core framing
- Workflow (default)
- Quick Examples
- What to load
Relationship to the macOS automation skill
- This skill focuses on Keynote-specific automation (documents, slides, charts).
- Use
automating-mac-appsfor cross-app workflows or general macOS scripting foundations. - Assumes Apple Events knowledge from the related skill.
- PyXA Installation: To use PyXA examples in this skill, see the installation instructions in
automating-mac-appsskill (PyXA Installation section).
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