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 +====== Getting Started ======
 +
 The first things to do are: The first things to do are:
  
-* Read the Quick Start (Help ➤ Quick Start) which will get you familiar with Keyboard Maestro terminology.+* Read the [[Quick Start|Quick Start]] ​(Help ➤ Quick Start) which will get you familiar with Keyboard Maestro terminology.
 * Do the Tutorial (Help ➤ Tutorial). ​ Now you know the basics of creating a macro. * Do the Tutorial (Help ➤ Tutorial). ​ Now you know the basics of creating a macro.
 * When Keyboard Maestro asks, sign up for the Getting Started email series. * When Keyboard Maestro asks, sign up for the Getting Started email series.
-* Follow [@keyboardmastro on Twitter](http://​twitter.com/​keyboardmaestro) or [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/pages/​Keyboard-Maestro/​117589644919387) or [the Stairways link blog](http://​blog.stairways.comto see lots of third party ideas for using Keyboard Maestro.+* Follow [@KeyboardMaestro@mastodon.social](https://mastodon.social/@KeyboardMaestro).
 * Join the [Keyboard Maestro Forum](http://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com) and ask questions there. * Join the [Keyboard Maestro Forum](http://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com) and ask questions there.
 +* Consider enrolling in David Spark’s [[https://​learn.macsparky.com/​p/​km|Keyboard Maestro Field Guide]].
 * Contact [support@stairways.com](mailto:​support@stairways.com) if you have any problems. * Contact [support@stairways.com](mailto:​support@stairways.com) if you have any problems.
  
 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.
 +
 +==== Getting Further ====
 +
 +Once you have read the Quick Start and done the Tutorial, these are some things to look at:
 +
 +* 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 ====
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 === Clean Up After Using an Application === === Clean Up After Using an Application ===
  
-If you always do something after quitting an application (eg unmount a server or disconnect from the Internet), use an application Macro Trigger to execute a Macro when you quit the application. You might need to do a little AppleScripting to perform the action and then use the Execute AppleScript action.+If you always do something after quitting an application (eg unmount a server or disconnect from the Internet), use an application Macro Trigger to execute a Macro when you quit the application. You might need to do a little AppleScripting to perform the action and then use the [[action:Execute ​an AppleScript|Execute an AppleScript]] ​action.
  
 === Feedback During Macro Execution === === Feedback During Macro Execution ===
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 Download Rakesh Kumar’s [PC Switcher Pack](http://​files.stairways.com/​switcher-pack.zip) and follow the instructions. Download Rakesh Kumar’s [PC Switcher Pack](http://​files.stairways.com/​switcher-pack.zip) and follow the instructions.
  
 +==== Forum ====
 +
 +- [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​duh-an-actions-gear-icons-help-takes-you-to-the-wiki/​3652/​2|DUH! An Action'​s Gear Icon's "​Help"​ takes you to the Wiki]]
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