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shortcut for new Messages with selection

Dear Apple Community,


I would like to be able to select an item on my desktop and type a shortcut to attach the selected item to a new message with the Messages app. I've tried to create one in system preferences/keyboard/keyboard shortcuts/Application Shortcuts under Finder.app typed "Share>Message" and it didn't work. I have a shortcut to "new email with selection" that I created with automator but Messages is not an option there. I also tried searching for an Applescript or terminal command for this so I could do it with a swipe gesture using Better Touch Tool. I spoke with an Apple senior advisor and he said he didn't know how to do it either and to post it on the forums.


If anyone knows how to make a shortcut for this action, please let me know.









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MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)

Posted on Nov 15, 2012 6:12 PM

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Nov 16, 2012 2:11 PM in response to celcias

HI,


It is beyond what I know of AppleScript.


It might pay to try the Developers Community



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10:11 PM Friday; November 16, 2012

Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"


 iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.2)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

shortcut for new Messages with selection

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