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--- Shortcut_Actions [2022/05/17 06:41] – created peternlewis
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 This page is primarily focussed on //Shortcut Actions// that Keyboard Maestro provides to the Shortcuts application for use in Shortcuts you write for macOS.
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+==== Get Macro ====
+Gets a Macro for use in a future //Shortcut Action//. You can specify a specific macro, or you will be prompted for one.
+==== Edit Macro ====
+Opens the Keyboard Maestro editor and edits the specified macros.
+==== Execute Macro ====
+Executes the specified macro. You can pass text to the macro (which will be available via the [[token:TriggerValue|%TriggerValue%]] token). The [[action:Return_Result|Return Result]] action can be used to return a result to the Shortcut (v11.0+).
+==== Get Variable ====
+Gets the value of a specified variable and returns it. You can optionally specify a macro instance to retrieve local or instance variables.
+==== Set Variable ====
+Sets the value of a specified variable. You can optionally specify a macro instance to retrieve local or instance variables.
+==== Get Active Macros ====
+Returns a list of the currently active macros.
+==== Calculate  ====
+Calculates the result of an expression using Keyboard Maestro’s calculation engine, including access to all of its [[Functions]]. You can optionally specify a macro instance to retrieve local or instance variables.
+==== Process Tokens ====
+Process text tokens using Keyboard Maestro’s text processing engine, including access to all of its [[Tokens]]. You can optionally specify a macro instance to retrieve local or instance variables.
+==== Search ====
+Search for a specified search string within specified text. You can specify whether you want the search to use regular expressions, be case sensitive, or to process text tokens. You can optionally specify a macro instance to retrieve local or instance variables.
+==== Search and Replace ====
+Search and Replace for a specified search string within specified text and replace it with specified text. You can specify whether you want the search to use regular expressions, be case sensitive, or to process text tokens, and optionally to only replace the first or last match. You can optionally specify a macro instance to retrieve local or instance variables.