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====== Official Keyboard Maestro Wiki ====== | ====== Official Keyboard Maestro Wiki ====== | ||
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- | **Welcome to the Keyboard Maestro Wiki**, a [[https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki# | wiki]] designed just for Keyboard Maestro users of all levels of expertise and experience. Keyboard Maestro is a powerful [[https://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-choose-the-right-tools-to-automate-the-mac--cms-25531 | automation tool for macOS]] which uses [[manual:Macros|Macros]] to automate your [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow | workflows]]. **If you are relatively new to Keyboard Maestro, and need help**, then you may want to just jump to [[Quick_Start]]. | + | **Welcome to the Keyboard Maestro Wiki**, a wiki designed for Keyboard Maestro users of all levels of expertise and experience. Keyboard Maestro is a powerful automation tool for macOS which uses [[manual:Macros|Macros]] to automate your workflow. **If you are relatively new to Keyboard Maestro, and need help**, then you may want to just jump to [[manual:Quick_Start|Quick Start]]. |
**Key Terms**: | **Key Terms**: | ||
- | * "_**[[manual:Macros|Macro]]**_" -- [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow | Workflow]], Procedure, or Process | + | * "_**[[manual:Macros|Macro]]**_" -- Define an automation or workflow. |
- | * "_**[[Actions|Action]]**_" -- Steps in the Workflow (etc) | + | * "_**[[manual:Macro_Groups|Macro Groups]]**_" -- Contain Macros and control when they are available. |
- | * "_**[[Triggers|Trigger]]**_" -- The (user) event that causes a macro to be executed (eg, a hot key) | + | * "_**[[manual:Macro_Triggers|Triggers]]**_" -- Describe the event that causes a macro to be executed (eg, a hot key). |
+ | * "_**[[manual:Macro_Actions|Actions]]**_" -- Describe what the macro does at each step. | ||
+ | * For a complete list, see [[manual:Glossary]] | ||
===== Purpose ===== | ===== Purpose ===== | ||
- | This wiki aims to help new users get started, and then provide wider and deeper understanding of Keyboard Maestro by explaining how to create and use //Macros// and //Actions// in detail, usually with examples and references. We want to help you get started quickly, and then learn how to take full advantage of Keyboard Maestro. Note that now the [[User Manual]] is actually part of this Wiki. A search of this Wiki will include the [[User Manual]]. | + | This wiki aims to help new users get started, and then provide wider and deeper understanding of Keyboard Maestro by explaining how to create and use //Macros// and //Actions// in detail, with references and examples. We want to help you get started quickly, and then learn how to take full advantage of Keyboard Maestro. Note that the [[User Manual]] is actually part of this Wiki. A search of this Wiki will include the [[User Manual]]. Also note that in the editor you can select Help from the gear ⚙ menu in each action and it will take you directly to the wiki reference for that action. When adding Triggers (or Tokens or other things), holding the option key down while selecting the item will similarly take you directly to the help on that thing. |
===== Scope ===== | ===== Scope ===== | ||
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==== Keyboard Maestro App/Editor ==== | ==== Keyboard Maestro App/Editor ==== | ||
- | This Wiki mostly provides information about using the **Keyboard Maestro.app**, or as it is sometimes called, the "**Keyboard Maestro Editor**". This is the application that you use to create and manage your Keyboard Maestro [[manual:Macros|Macros]], and [[Macro_Groups|Macro Groups]]. Separate from the Keyboard Maestro app, is the **Keyboard Maestro Engine**, which is normally always running in the background. It is the software that detects and processes your Macro triggers, whether or not the Keyboard Maestro.app is running. | + | This Wiki mostly provides information about using the **Keyboard Maestro.app**, or as it is sometimes called, the "**Keyboard Maestro editor**". This is the application that you use to create and manage your Keyboard Maestro [[manual:Macros|Macros]], and [[Macro_Groups|Macro Groups]]. Separate from the Keyboard Maestro app, is the **Keyboard Maestro Engine**, which is normally always running in the background. It is the software that detects and processes your Macro triggers, whether or not the Keyboard Maestro.app is running. |
==== Accessing Macros and Variables from Other Tools ==== | ==== Accessing Macros and Variables from Other Tools ==== | ||
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^Special Topics^Standard Topics^ | ^Special Topics^Standard Topics^ | ||
- | | • [[About Keyboard Maestro]] \\ • [[Applications]] \\ • [[External Links]] \\ • [[Forum]] \\ • [[Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]] \\ • [[Getting Started]] \\ • [[manual:Glossary]] \\ • [[Ideas]] \\ • [[manual:Quick Start]] \\ • [[Searching For Answers]] \\ • [[Search|Searching the Wiki]] \\ • [[Syncing Macros Between Macs]] \\ • [[Tips]] \\ • [[Transition]] from other programs or versions \\ • [[Transition From QuicKeys]] \\ • [[Troubleshooting]] \\ • [[User Manual]] \\ • [[Videos]] \\ • [[Wishlist]] \\ • [[WhatsNew]]| • [[Actions]] \\ • [[manual:Calculations]] \\ • [[Clipboards]] \\ • [[Collections]] \\ • [[Conditions]] \\ • [[Dates and Times]] \\ • [[Functions]] \\ • [[manual:Macros]] \\ • [[Macro Groups]] \\ • [[Macro Library]] (example macros) \\ • [[Regular Expressions]] \\ • [[Scripting]] \\ • [[Status Menu]] \\ • [[Text Fields]] \\ • [[Tokens]] \\ • [[Triggers]] \\ • [[Variables]]| | + | | • [[About Keyboard Maestro]] \\ • [[Applications]] \\ • [[External Links]] \\ • [[Forum]] \\ • [[Frequently Asked Questions|Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)]] \\ • [[Getting Started]] \\ • [[manual:Glossary]] \\ • [[Ideas]] \\ • [[manual:Quick Start]] \\ • [[Scripting the Keyboard Maestro editor]] \\ • [[Search|Searching the Wiki]] \\ • [[Syncing Macros Between Macs]] \\ • [[Tips]] \\ • [[Transition]] from other programs or versions \\ • [[Transition From QuicKeys]] \\ • [[Troubleshooting]] \\ • [[User Manual]] \\ • [[Videos]] \\ • [[Wishlist]] \\ • [[WhatsNew]]| • [[Actions]] \\ • [[manual:Calculations|Calculations & Operators]] \\ • [[Clipboards]] \\ • [[Collections]] \\ • [[Conditions]] \\ • [[Dates and Times]] \\ • [[manual:Dictionaries]] \\ • [[Functions]] \\ • [[manual:Macros]] \\ • [[Macro Groups]] \\ • [[Macro Library]] (example macros) \\ • [[Regular Expressions]] \\ • [[Scripting]] \\ • [[Shortcut Actions]] \\ • [[Status Menu]]\\ • [[Subroutines]] \\ • [[Text Fields]] \\ • [[Tokens]] \\ • [[Triggers]] \\ • [[manual:Variables]]| |
===== Using Search ===== | ===== Using Search ===== | ||
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* **Tip:** Add an asterisk (\*) to the end of a keyword to find both singular and plural forms of the word. | * **Tip:** Add an asterisk (\*) to the end of a keyword to find both singular and plural forms of the word. | ||
* For example, `operator*` will find both `operator` and `operators` (without this, the wiki search will not find both unless you search for either `operator*` or `operator|operators`). | * For example, `operator*` will find both `operator` and `operators` (without this, the wiki search will not find both unless you search for either `operator*` or `operator|operators`). | ||
- | * Shortcut Key for Search Box: <key>⌃</key><key>⌥</key><key>F</key> | + | * For more details, see [[Search|Searching the Wiki]]. |
- | * For more details, see [[Search|Searching the Wiki]] | + | |
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+ | ===== Wiki Editing ===== | ||
+ | ==== How To Become an Editor ==== | ||
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+ | You do not need any account to view this wiki. However to edit it, you do need an account, which are manually created as needed. If you spot a typo, just [[mailto:support@stairways.com|email us]] with the details and we will get it fixed. | ||
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+ | If you are interested in doing more on the wiki, we would love to have real users editing these wiki pages, so if you would like an account to help add to the documentation about Keyboard Maestro, please [email us](mailto:support@stairways.com)! | ||
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+ | ==== Markdown Syntax ==== | ||
+ | For details on how to format a wiki page and on keyboard shortcuts, see [[wiki:syntax|Markdown Syntax for Wiki]]. | ||
- | ===== Becoming a Wiki Editor ===== | + | ==== Style Guidelines ==== |
- | We would love to have real users editing these wiki pages, so if you would like an account to help add to the documentation about Keyboard Maestro, please [email us](mailto:support@stairways.com)! | + | In order to ensure consistent styling/formatting throughout the wiki, we have established these guidelines on styling, see:\\ |
+ | [[Style_Guide|]] |