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--- Tokens [2015/01/12 23:41]
peternlewis
+++ Tokens [2016/06/22 21:07]
JMichaelTX ADD: Definition, Anim. GIF example, sub-sections
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-Keyboard Maestro has a variety of text tokens. Text Tokens allow you to add information to text fields. You can insert text tokens into a field using the Insert Token popup near the field.  Most fields that contain text (ie, not just numbers) can include text tokens (the main exceptions being scripts and the Select Menu item action which has its own facilities).
+{{:token-icon.png?nolink|}}
+====== Tokens ======
-See the [documentation](http://www.keyboardmaestro.com/documentation/6/tokens.html) for more information on actions and how to use them.
+===== Definition =====
-Some available text tokens include:
+**Tokens in Keyboard Maestro represent placeholders for information about a specific object.**  For example, the [[token:SafariTitle|%SafariTitle% token]] returns the title of the current Safari tab.  So the value of the Token will be determined at execution time.  All tokens return a text value, even if the source data was some other data type.
+----
+===== How To Use =====
+Keyboard Maestro has a wide variety of tokens. Tokens allow you to add information to text fields in a [[Actions|Action]]. You can insert tokens into a field using the **//Insert Token//** popup near the field.
+{{:km-7.1-insert-token-demo-an.gif?nolink|}}
+----
+Most fields that contain text (ie, not just numbers) can include tokens (the main exceptions being scripts and the Select Menu item action which has its own facilities).
+Action fields that accept tokens 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).
+To include a percent in your text, simply double the percent (%%). To include a backslash \ in your text, double the backslash (\\).
+----
+===== List of Tokens =====
+~~NOCACHE~~
 <nspages token -textPages="">

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