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--- Tokens [2016/07/05 04:51]
peternlewis Reordered page to include the list of tokens near the top
+++ Tokens [2016/12/02 04:41]
peternlewis [Definition]
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 ===== Definition =====
-**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.
+**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.
+Tokens allow you to add textual information to [[/Text_Fields|token text fields]].  You can insert tokens into a field using the Insert Token popup near the field or by choosing [[manual:Menus#Edit_Insert_Token|Insert Token]] from the [[manual:Menus#Edit|Edit menu]].  You can also start typing a token and use text completion to complete the token.
+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).
+To include a percent in your text, simply double the percent (%%). To include a backslash \ in your text, double the backslash (\\).
 ===== List of Tokens =====

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