Keyboard Maestro has a variety of triggers. A trigger defines what event causes a macro to be executed, provided that the conditions set by the Macro Group it is in are met. Note that a macro may have multiple triggers.

1. After Creating the Macro, CLICK on the GREEN PLUS button
2. A Popup Menu will appear
3. Click on the Trigger type you want
4. In the case of a HotKey Trigger, a field will be selected (highlighted)
5. Just PRESS THE KEYSTROKE (including any modifer keys) that you want for the HotKey Trigger
6. That's it!

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