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| Keyboard Maestro organizes your [[manual:Macros|Macros]] into //Macro Groups// which are like folders of macros. Each Macro Group can contain zero or more [[manual:Macros|Macros]]. Subfolders are not allowed. | Keyboard Maestro organizes your [[manual:Macros|Macros]] into //Macro Groups// which are like folders of macros. Each Macro Group can contain zero or more [[manual:Macros|Macros]]. Subfolders are not allowed. | ||
| + | ===== Controlling When Macros are Active ===== | ||
| The **most important function** of Macro Groups is to **control when the contained macros are active.** | The **most important function** of Macro Groups is to **control when the contained macros are active.** | ||
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| Macro activation can be a challenging subject to master. For a full discussion, please see [[Macro_Activation|Macro Activation]]. | Macro activation can be a challenging subject to master. For a full discussion, please see [[Macro_Activation|Macro Activation]]. | ||
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| + | ===== Displaying a Palette ===== | ||
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| + | * Each Macro Group can be displayed as a palette. The macro group can be global to all applications, or specific to any subset of applications. It can be toggled on and off with a hot key (or a status menu selection or from the Global Macro Palette) or it can be displayed for a single action. Actions can hide or show the macro group palettes. | ||
| + | * For details on setup of Palettes, see **[[manual:Palettes|Palettes]]**. | ||
| ===== Macro Group UI ===== | ===== Macro Group UI ===== | ||
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| * If you want to use several macros in succession, configure the Macro Group to be **Activated/deactivated** or to **Show/hide a palette**. | * If you want to use several macros in succession, configure the Macro Group to be **Activated/deactivated** or to **Show/hide a palette**. | ||
| * If you want to have a global palette of related macros, configure the Macro Group to **Show a palette**. | * If you want to have a global palette of related macros, configure the Macro Group to **Show a palette**. | ||
| + | * If you want the macros to be always active, but to show a palette only some of the time, choose one of the **Always activated and shows…** variants. | ||
| For more details see the [[#Setup_Criteria_Advanced|Advanced Setup]] at the bottom of this page. | For more details see the [[#Setup_Criteria_Advanced|Advanced Setup]] at the bottom of this page. | ||
Macro_Groups.txt · Last modified: 2024/02/26 01:46 by peternlewis
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