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====== Macro Actions ====== | ====== Macro Actions ====== | ||
===== Definition ===== | ===== Definition ===== | ||
- | **An **//Action//** in Keyboard Maestro is a specific process step (usually of limited scope) to be taken in a Keyboard Maestro [[Macros|Macro]].** If a process consists of a series of steps, then an **//Action//** would be one step. A [[Macros|Macro]] may contain one or more **//Actions//**. | + | **An **//Action//** in Keyboard Maestro is a specific process step (usually of limited scope) to be taken in a Keyboard Maestro [[manual:Macros|Macro]].** If a process consists of a series of steps, then an **//Action//** would be one step. A Macro may contain one or more **//Actions//**. |
+ | ===== List of Available Actions ===== | ||
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+ | <nspages action -textPages=""> | ||
===== How To Use ===== | ===== How To Use ===== | ||
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* Drag and Drop from Action List to Macro | * Drag and Drop from Action List to Macro | ||
* Double-click on Action in Action List | * Double-click on Action in Action List | ||
- | * Insert Action using the Keyboard Maestro Editor menu | + | * Insert Action using the Keyboard Maestro Edit ➤ Insert Action menu |
- | * Insert Action using the Editor shortcut key <key>⌘</key><key>⌃</key>**A** | + | * Insert Action using the Editor shortcut key <key>⌘</key><key>⌃</key>**A** Edit ➤ Insert Action by Name |
+ | * Paste in actions copied from elsewhere | ||
+ | * Import an exported list of actions (perhaps downloaded from the forum). | ||
**Here is a demo showing the first two methods:** | **Here is a demo showing the first two methods:** | ||
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===== Testing for Success or Failure of an Action ===== | ===== Testing for Success or Failure of an Action ===== | ||
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See the [[token:ActionResult|ActionResult token]] for details. | See the [[token:ActionResult|ActionResult token]] for details. | ||
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===== Export/Import Actions ===== | ===== Export/Import Actions ===== | ||
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- The Import Actions command in the File menu lets you select a saved action file and **imports the actions it contains into the current macro**. | - The Import Actions command in the File menu lets you select a saved action file and **imports the actions it contains into the current macro**. | ||
- Note that unlike import of Macros, import of Actions inserts the Actions in the currently selected Macro. It does NOT put these Actions into the Action List. | - Note that unlike import of Macros, import of Actions inserts the Actions in the currently selected Macro. It does NOT put these Actions into the Action List. | ||
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===== Plugin Actions ===== | ===== Plugin Actions ===== | ||
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Keyboard Maestro also supports user-defined Actions, which are called **//Plug In Actions//**.\\ | Keyboard Maestro also supports user-defined Actions, which are called **//Plug In Actions//**.\\ | ||
For details on creating, installing, and using, see | For details on creating, installing, and using, see | ||
- | * [Keyboard Maestro Documentation for Plug In Actions](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/7/pluginactions.html). | + | * [Keyboard Maestro Documentation for Plug In Actions](/manual/Plug_In_Actions). |
* [Plug In Actions: How to Create, Post, Install ](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/plug-in-actions-how-to-create-post-install/80) in the Keyboard Maestro Forum. | * [Plug In Actions: How to Create, Post, Install ](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/plug-in-actions-how-to-create-post-install/80) in the Keyboard Maestro Forum. | ||
- | + | ===== See Also ===== | |
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- | ===== List of Available Actions ===== | + | |
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Keywords: Plugin, Plugins, Plug-In, User Actions | Keywords: Plugin, Plugins, Plug-In, User Actions | ||
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==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
- [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-find-all-uses-of-an-action/3626/2|[Feature Request?] Find all uses of an action]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-find-all-uses-of-an-action/3626/2|[Feature Request?] Find all uses of an action]] | ||
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