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| + | ====== Getting Started ====== | ||
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| 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.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. | * 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. | ||
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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 ==== | ||
| - | See my [tips and tricks here](http://flipmartin.net/software/tips-and-tricks-for-keyboard-maestro) | + | See my [tips and tricks here](http://flipmartin.net/software/tips-and-tricks-for-keyboard-maestro). |
| ==== From the Keyboard Maestro Documentation ==== | ==== From the Keyboard Maestro Documentation ==== | ||
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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 ==== | ||
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| + | - [[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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