Office applications missing in Automator Library

02. June 2014 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , ,

Hi there,

I am new to the Automator and was looking to build a new service using Outlook. I wanted to be able to select a file and send it as attachment using Outlook via the services menu.

But I am unable to find Outlook or any other MS Office objects in the Library of Automator. Screenshot attached. 

Is there a trick to add them into automator options? Thanks

Loukik.

Constant reinstall required with Office Mac 14.2.4

06. November 2012 · Write a comment · Categories: Outlook for Mac · Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Since fighting my way to get the 14.2.4 patch installed (renaming the Automator directory et. al.) I find that Outlook now crashes whenever I go to the Contacts area.  Not immediately but within 2 or 3 days of running the patch, Outlook becomes unreliable.

The fix is to keep re running the patch but this is time consuming and inconvenient.  Should I remove Office completely and start over?  I've had to do this before but it's a tedious process and I would rather not have to go through this but this instability is becoming particularly taxing.  

That the product is feature bereft compared to its Windows namesake is annoying but I do not expect any other actions from Microsoft.  Unfortunately the company has standardized on Office and I have no real alternative.

Thank you for any guidance any one can offer.