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Q: Finder Label or Tag Keyboard Shortcut

ive found out a solution to do something i always had a question about. here is a way to set a keyboard shortcut to label or tag an item in Finder.

 

open Automator and create a new Service.

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set your input to be files or folders in Finder.

drag in the action Label Finder Items and choose the color. Save the Service.

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open system preferences, go to keyboard, select keyboard shortcuts, and choose Services.

scroll down to find the labeling service you created and assign a key command to it.

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select some files and folders and start key commanding your labels and tags.

each color will need its own service from automator.

Posted on Jan 17, 2014 3:10 PM

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