"If you're interested in automating certain functions on your Mac, here is a link where a 60-page book of instructions can be downloaded. If a password is required, I think it will be: makeuseof." This handy info comes from Jim Hamm, and yes, the book is FREE.
How to Use the Automation Feature
If you're not already making use of the automation feature included in OS X, then you'll want to see the free guide on this site. It's available as a download, (print out its 73 pages!) or save as a pdf, or can be read online. Thanks to Jim Hamm for finding this information.