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- | 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. | + | Keyboard Maestro has a wide variety of tokens. Tokens allow you to add information to text fields in an [[Actions|Action]]. You can insert tokens into a field using the **//Insert Token//** popup near the field. |
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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). | 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 (\\). | + | To include a percent (`%`) in your text, simply double the percent (`%%`). To include a backslash (`\`) in your text, double the backslash (`\\`). |