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You can insert text tokens into text fields using the *Edit ➤ Insert Token* menu. In v7.0+ if you hold the option key down while selecting a token, you will get help on that token (from this wiki). | You can insert text tokens into text fields using the *Edit ➤ Insert Token* menu. In v7.0+ if you hold the option key down while selecting a token, you will get help on that token (from this wiki). | ||
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+ | Text token fields also process %NN% or %NNNN% as arbitrary hex unicode characters (eg %41% is an A), and (except for regular expression fields) process backslashed characters \a,\b,\e,\f,\t,\r,\n (bell,backspace,escape,form feed,tab,return,line feed). | ||
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+ | To include a percent in your text, simply double the percent (%%). To include a backslash \ in your text, double the backslash (\\). | ||
Almost every field in Keyboard Maestro actions is either a numeric field or a text token field. The major exceptions are script fields. Scripts are not processed for text tokens, they must access variables through [other means](http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/6/scripting.html). | Almost every field in Keyboard Maestro actions is either a numeric field or a text token field. The major exceptions are script fields. Scripts are not processed for text tokens, they must access variables through [other means](http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/6/scripting.html). | ||
Prior to version 7.0, the Select Menu Item action did not process text tokens, but it had its [[action:Select_Menu_Item|own processing methods]]. | Prior to version 7.0, the Select Menu Item action did not process text tokens, but it had its [[action:Select_Menu_Item|own processing methods]]. |