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| - | The //Display Text// action displays text on the screen in one of several ways. Text may also include [[:Tokens|text tokens]]. Select text tokens using the Insert Token arrow at the right-hand end of the text area. | + | ====== Display Text Action ====== |
| - | Display options are: | + | The //Display Text// Action provides two very different functions: |
| - | *Insert text by typing | + | - Display Text in a Popup Window |
| - | *Insert text by pasting | + | - Insert Text in a Text Document or Text Field |
| - | *Insert styled text by pasting | + | |
| - | *Display text in a window | + | |
| - | *Display text briefly | + | |
| - | *Display text large | + | |
| - | The first 4 options display the text in a small window on screen. Dismiss the window with the //OK// button. | ||
| - | Display text briefly displays the text in a notification which disappears after a few moments. | + | ===== Action Screenshot ===== |
| - | Display text large displays text in white across a transparent gray background in the centre of the screen. The more text there is the smaller the text size so that it fits on a single line. That means it’s a good idea to keep the text short. The text disappears after a few moments. | + | When you initially insert this _Action_, it looks like this: |
| - | The action allows you to control what text processing happens in the gear menu (7.2+) : | + | {{:action:km-7.3-display-text-action.png?nolink|}} |
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| + | Text may also include [[:Tokens|text tokens]]. Select text tokens using the Insert Token arrow at the right-hand end of the text area. | ||
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| + | ===== Action Options (Gear ⚙ Menu) ===== | ||
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| + | You can control what text processing happens by selecting one of these options from the Gear Menu (7.2+) : | ||
| * Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters) | * Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters) | ||
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| Most other [[:Text Fields|Text Fields]] in Keyboard Maestro process both [[:Tokens|text tokens]] and (except for regular expression fields) backslash characters. | Most other [[:Text Fields|Text Fields]] in Keyboard Maestro process both [[:Tokens|text tokens]] and (except for regular expression fields) backslash characters. | ||
| + | ===== 1. Display Text Choices ===== | ||
| - | ===== See Also ===== | + | *Display text in a window |
| + | *Display text briefly | ||
| + | *Display text large | ||
| - | ---- | + | ==== 1.1 Display Text In a Window ==== |
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| + | * The _Display Text In a Window_ displays plain text, rich text, and/or images in a popup window with only a "OK" button. | ||
| + | * It remains visible until the user clicks on the button, or presses RETURN twice. | ||
| + | * It is still available even if you switch to other apps that hide it. | ||
| + | * Rich Text and Images | ||
| + | * You can enter the rich text in the _Action_ setup by either pasting from the Clipboard, or by selecting text already in the _Action_, and applying a style to it, using the Keyboard Maestro Editor _Edit > Format_ menu: | ||
| + | * {{:action:km-7.3-format-menu.png?nolink|}} | ||
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| + | **Example Created by Pasting Rich Text and Image, then Formatting** | ||
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| + | {{:action:km-7.3-display-text-win-example.png?nolink|}} | ||
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| + | ==== 1.2 Display Text Briefly ==== | ||
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| + | Display text briefly displays the text in a notification which disappears after a few moments. This uses the standard system Notification, so if you have disabled Notifications from displaying you may not see any results. | ||
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| + | **Note:** If you are mirroring screens, have turned on Do Not Disturb, or have disabled Notifications for any other reason, then these will not appear. | ||
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| + | ==== 1.3 Display Text Large ==== | ||
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| + | Display text large displays text in white across a transparent gray background in the centre of the screen. The more text there is the smaller the text size so that it fits on a single line. That means it’s a good idea to keep the text short. The text disappears after a few moments. | ||
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| + | ===== 2. Insert Text Choices ===== | ||
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| + | *Insert text by typing | ||
| + | *Insert text by pasting | ||
| + | *Insert styled text by pasting | ||
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| + | ===== See Also ===== | ||
| === Actions === | === Actions === | ||
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| * [[action:Notification|Notification]] | * [[action:Notification|Notification]] | ||
| * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | * [[:Actions|See all Actions]] | ||
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| ==== Forum ==== | ==== Forum ==== | ||
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| - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/display-an-rtf-file/4609/4|Display an RTF file?]] | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/display-an-rtf-file/4609/4|Display an RTF file?]] | ||
| - | - [[https://www.google.fr/search?q=site:forum.keyboardmaestro.com+Display+text|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Display text]] | + | - [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/search?q=Display%20text|Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Display text]] |
action/Display_Text.txt · Last modified: 2020/12/13 21:56 by peternlewis
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