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-====== Macros ======
-===== Overview =====
-Macros are the heart, soul, and meat of Keyboard Maestro.\\
-See the [[https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/7/macros.html|Keyboard Maestro Documentation]] for a complete description.
-Macros, also known as Shortcuts, are a way of improving your productivity by allowing you to perform repetitive or frequently required actions more quickly and accurately, tailoring your Mac to your usage patterns.
-A macro is a process consisting of a series of steps, known as [[Actions|Macro Actions]], that will be run (executed) when any of its [[Triggers|Triggers]] are invoked (like pressing a Hotkey/shortcut) and the proper environment is present (like a certain app is running).  Sets of Macros are collected together into a [[Macro_Groups|Macro Group]], where you can define the required environment for the macros to be active (available) to run.
-Macros can do almost anything you can do manually on your Mac, and much that you can't, like running scripts.\\
-For a more detailed list of actions a Macro can do, see:
-  * [Keyboard Maestro Home Page](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/)
-  * [Macro Examples](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/7/macroexamples.html) in the Documentation
-  * The [[Macro_Library|Macro Library]]
-===== Examples =====
-A typical simple Macro consists of a single [[trigger:Hot_Key|Hot Key trigger]], such as Control-A, together with a single action, such as the [[action:Insert_Text_by_Typing|Insert Text by Typing Action]] that will “type my address” .
-===== How To Create a Macro =====
-To create a Macro, first launch Keyboard Maestro, select the desired Macro Group to contain it, and then click the + button below the Macros list. To edit a Macro, double click it, or select it and press the Edit button. The Macro Editor window will be displayed.  For complete, how-to details, see the [[https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/7/macros.html|Macros Section in the Keyboard Maestro Documentation]]
-===== See Also =====
-==== Related Topics ====
-See also the [[Macro_Groups|Macro Groups]], [[Actions|Macro Actions]], [[Triggers|Macro Triggers]] and [Recording](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/7/recording.html) sections.
-==== Documentation ====
-  * [[https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/7/macros.html|Macros Section in Keyboard Maestro Documentation]]
-==== Forum ====
-  * [Macros Section](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/c/macro) where users have shared macros they have built.
-==== External References ====
-  * [A Beginner's Guide to Automating Your Mac with Keyboard Maestro](http://lifehacker.com/a-beginners-guide-to-automating-your-mac-with-keyboard-1630276897) at LifeHacker.com.