Launch Programs Using Switches

You can include command line switches in Actions that launch programs. Switches let you open a program with specific behavior or input.

Outlook Example

This example opens a new Outlook email message and puts Tom Smith in the To field:

"outlook.exe" /c ipm.note /m "Tom Smith"

Microsoft Word Template Example

This opens a Microsoft Word template file as a template:

"winword.exe" /t c:\coverletter.dotx

This opens a regular document using the template:

"winword.exe" /tc:\coverletter.dotx

Note: Use straight quotation marks around file paths or switch values that contain spaces.