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The first things to do are: | The first things to do are: | ||
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The next thing is to watch what you do on your computer and note things that you do repetitively, or that often annoy you, and see if you can make a macro to improve or streamline the process. | The next thing is to watch what you do on your computer and note things that you do repetitively, or that often annoy you, and see if you can make a macro to improve or streamline the process. | ||
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+ | ==== Getting Further ==== | ||
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+ | Once you have read the Quick Start and done the Tutorial, these are some things to look at: | ||
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+ | * Look at the [Simple Text Expansion macro](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/simple-text-expansion-macro/3305) forum post. | ||
+ | * Change the Insert Text to a Display Text to show information on the screen. | ||
+ | * Look at the [Tokens](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Tokens) wiki page to see all the kinds of information you can type or display. | ||
+ | * Look at the [Variables](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Variables) wiki page to learn about variables. | ||
+ | * Look at the [Variable Repeat](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/variable-repeat/225) forum post to see how to use variables in a macro action. | ||
==== Use the Inbuilt Macro Library ==== | ==== Use the Inbuilt Macro Library ==== | ||
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==== From Miraz ==== | ==== From Miraz ==== | ||
- | * capture the Command N keystroke in Safari and use it to make the window the size I like and to put it in the position I prefer. | + | * Capture the Command-N keystroke in Safari and use it to make the window the size I like and to put it in the position I prefer. |
- | * capture the Resize Image keystroke in Acorn and prefill the dimensions I use most often before pressing Return. | + | * Capture the Resize Image keystroke in Acorn and prefill the dimensions I use most often before pressing Return. |
- | * enter an email address and add a standard Subject line when I forward certain emails. | + | * Enter an email address and add a standard Subject line when I forward certain emails. |
- | * call up and run Applescripts in various apps. | + | * Call up and run Applescripts in various apps. |
- | * make selected text upper or lowercase in BBEdit via a keyboard command | + | * Make selected text upper or lowercase in BBEdit via a keyboard command. |
- | * all kinds of clipboard operations, expecially pasting as plain text | + | * All kinds of clipboard operations, expecially pasting as plain text. |
- | * keep items from a series of copy commands in a received email and then paste them, with some added standard items into my spreadsheet | + | * Keep items from a series of copy commands in a received email and then paste them, with some added standard items into my spreadsheet. |
- | * call up a specific URL and ask me for some text then incorporate that into the URL. This allow me to quickly find the New Zealand dollar amount for a particular US dollar amount via finance.yahoo.com | + | * Call up a specific URL and ask me for some text then incorporate that into the URL. This allow me to quickly find the New Zealand dollar amount for a particular US dollar amount via finance.yahoo.com. |
==== From Philippe ==== | ==== From Philippe ==== |