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--- Actions [2017/02/23 05:08] – [Definition] peternlewis
+++ Actions [2025/02/05 02:36] (current) – [See Also] peternlewis
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-{{:macro-action-icon.png?nolink |}}
 ====== Macro Actions ======
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 **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 =====
+===== Actions Listed by Category =====
+==== Looping Actions ====
+Actions that _loop_ through a set of other Actions until some criteria is met.
+* [[action:For_Each|For Each]]
+* [[action:Repeat|Repeat]]
+* [[action:Until|Until]]
+* [[action:While|While]]
+==== User Interface (UI) Actions ====
+App UI Elements
+* Insert Text by Typing
+* Manipulate a Window
+* Move a Window
+* Move and Resize a Window
+* Move or Click Mouse
+* Press a Button
+* Select or Show a Menu Item
+* Type a Keystroke
+Web Browser UI Elements\\
+(Offered for "Front Browser", "Safari", and "Chrome")
+* Click Front Browser Link
+* Find Image on Screen
+* Focus Front Browser Field
+* Previous Front Browser Tab
+* Select Front Browser Field
+* Select Front Browser Tab
+* Set Front Browser Checkbox
+* Set Front Browser Field to Text
+* Set Front Browser Radio Button
+System UI Elements
+* Set Keyboard Layout
+===== Actions Listed Alphabetically =====
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 See the [List of Actions](#List_of_Available_Actions) below, or the [Keyboard Maestro Documentation](/manual/Macro_Actions) for more information on actions and how to use them.
+===== How To Add an Action to a Macro =====
 **There are a number of ways to add an **//Action//** to a Macro.**\\
 Some of these are:
-  * Drag and Drop from Action List to Macro
+  * Choose Action from the Action List (Actions ➤ Show Actions menu)
-  * Double-click on Action in Action List
+    * Drag and Drop from Action List to Macro
+    * Double-click on Action in Action List
   * Insert Action using the Keyboard Maestro Edit ➤ Insert Action menu
-  * Insert Action using the Editor shortcut key <key>⌘</key><key>⌃</key>**A** Edit ➤ Insert Action by Name
+  * Insert Action by Name
+    * Show using the Editor shortcut key <key>⌘</key><key>⌃</key>**A**
+    * Or from the menu Edit ➤ Insert Action by Name
   * Paste in actions copied from elsewhere
   * Import an exported list of actions (perhaps downloaded from the forum).
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 ===== See Also =====
-Keywords: Plugin, Plugins, Plug-In, User Actions
+=== Topics ===
+* [[:Macro Groups|Macro Groups]]
+* [[:Text Fields|Text Fields]]
+* [[:Frequently Asked Questions|FAQ]]
+* [[:Fundamental Concepts]]
+=== Triggers ===
+* [[:Triggers|Triggers]]
+=== Conditions ===
+* [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]]
+=== Functions ===
+* [[:Functions|See all Functions]]
+=== Tokens ===
+* [[:Tokens|See all Tokens]]
 ==== Forum ====
 - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/feature-request-find-all-uses-of-an-action/3626/2|[Feature Request?] Find all uses of an action]]