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--- Macro_Groups [2019/09/09 00:39] – ADD section on Palettes JMichaelTX
+++ Macro_Groups [2024/09/09 05:40] (current) – peternlewis
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 ====== Macro Groups ======
 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.
+===== Purpose =====
+* Provide a folder-like container for related Macros.
+* Control when those Macros are active, and available to be triggered.
+* Provide for displaying a [[manual:Palettes|Palette]] of Macros that can like a custom toolbar for your apps, or even across all or multiple apps.
 ===== Controlling When Macros are Active =====
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 Controls are available at the bottom of the //Macro Groups// Panel, in the //File// menu, and via keyboard shortcuts.
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 * Mail.app that inserts common text messages.
+* [Macro Group Active Only for Mail.app Compose Window](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/app-and-window-specific-macro-groups/16869/2)
 * BBEdit and Xcode that inserts code chunks or duplicate lines or add #include headers.
 * Safari that configure windows or enter information.
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-To have Macros that are active once only when you specifically activate them, set the Macro Group to be **Activated for one action**. The Macros in the Macro Group will be enabled when you press the Macro Group Hot Key and will remain enabled only until either any macro is triggered or you press any other key ((You could use this to create a set of related actions with easily remembered trigger keys that will not conflict with normal use because they are not activated until you press the group Hot Key. For example, you could have a group of macros to launch various applications and so that Command-Control-L activated the group, and then a single letter press launched the application (eg M for Mail, S for Safari, F for Finder).)).
+To have Macros that are active once only when you specifically activate them, set the Macro Group to be **Activated for one action**. The Macros in the Macro Group will be activated when you press the Macro Group Hot Key and will remain active only until either any macro in the same group is triggered or anything changes in your Mac (changing the application, changes to macros or macro group activations, pressing a key) ((You could use this to create a set of related actions with easily remembered trigger keys that will not conflict with normal use because they are not activated until you press the group Hot Key. For example, you could have a group of macros to launch various applications and so that Command-Control-L activated the group, and then a single letter press launched the application (eg M for Mail, S for Safari, F for Finder).)).
 ==== Active Until Deactivated ====
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 ==== Show Palette for One Action ====
-To have Macros that are active and displayed only after you specifically activate them, set the Macro Group to **Show a palette for one action**. The Macros in the Macro Group will be displayed in a floating Macro Palette and enabled when you press the Macro Group Hot Key and will remain displayed until either any macro is triggered or you press any other key ((You could use this to create a set of related actions that do not even need a Hot Key. For example, you could have a group of macros to launch various applications like Mail, Safari and the Finder so when you press Command-Control-L, a palette of these macros is displayed and a single click will launch the application. The macros can still have Hot Key triggers which will be available only while the palette is displayed.)).
+To have Macros that are active and displayed only after you specifically activate them, set the Macro Group to **Show a palette for one action**. The Macros in the Macro Group will be displayed in a floating Macro Palette and enabled when you press the Macro Group Hot Key and will remain displayed until either  any macro in the same group is triggered or anything changes in your Mac (changing the application, changes to macros or macro group activations, pressing a key) ((You could use this to create a set of related actions that do not even need a Hot Key. For example, you could have a group of macros to launch various applications like Mail, Safari and the Finder so when you press Command-Control-L, a palette of these macros is displayed and a single click will launch the application. The macros can still have Hot Key triggers which will be available only while the palette is displayed.)).
 To have Macros that are active and displayed after you specifically activate them, set the Macro Group to **Show/hide a palette**. The Macros in the Macro Group will be displayed in a floating Macro Palette and enabled when you press the Macro Group Hot Key and will remain displayed until you press the Macro Group Hot Key again. You could use this to create a set of related actions that do not even need a Hot Key ((For example, you could have a group of macros to align objects in a CAD program, so when you press Command-Control-A, a palette of these macros is displayed and you can click various alignment options (distribute left-right, alight top edges) and then close the palette by pressing Command-Control-A a second time. The macros can still have Hot Key triggers which will be available only while the palette is displayed.)).