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-~~CLOSETOC~~ +====== Getting Started ======
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 The first things to do are: The first things to do are:
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 * 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.
  
-==== Continuing Development ​====+==== Getting Further ​====
  
 Once you have read the Quick Start and done the Tutorial, these are some things to look at: Once you have read the Quick Start and done the Tutorial, these are some things to look at:
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-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.
  
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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.
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-===== See Also ===== 
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 ==== Forum ==== ==== 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]] - [[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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