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--- Getting_Started [2015/03/17 02:52] – peternlewis
+++ Getting_Started [2025/08/04 02:59] (current) – [Getting Further] peternlewis
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+====== Getting Started ======
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 The first things to do are:
-* Read the [Quick Start](http://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/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.
 * 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.com) to 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.
+* 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.
 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 [[action:Display_Text|Insert Text]] action to Display Text to show the information on the screen.
+* Look at the [[manual:Tokens|Tokens]] wiki page to see all the kinds of information you can type or display.
+* Look at the [[manual:Variables|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 ====
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 ==== 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 ====
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 === 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 ===
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 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]]