installServices.md

Installing Service on Lion and Snow Leopard

Starting from a .workflow file:

1. Double-click the .workflow file.
2. Lion should ask "file comes from internet..." Click Continue.
3. Lion should ask "install service or open in Automator?" Click the Install button.
4. All done. Now, in Finder under the Services menu, you should see the new item.

But if Lion doesn't ask to install, you need to copy the file manually:

1. Using Finder, go to /Users/your account name/Library.
2. Inside the Library folder, you should see a folder called Services.
3. If the Services folder doesn't exist, you must create it.
4. Copy the .workflow file into the Services folder.
5. All done. Now, in Finder under the Services menu, you should see the new item.

Maybe the Library folder isn't visible from Finder (this is the default behavior on Lion):

1. Open a Finder window and press Command+Shift+G (or from the Finder menu, Go -> "Go to Folder...").
2. A dialog appears where you can enter the destination folder.
3. Type ~/Library and press Enter.
4. Inside the Library folder, you should see a folder called Services.
5. If the Services folder doesn't exist, you must create it.
6. Copy the .workflow file into the Services folder.
7. All done. Now, in Finder under the Services menu, you should see the new item.