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--- action:Insert_Text [2016/03/07 07:44] – add internal links AlainLifchitz
+++ action:Insert_Text [2016/09/12 05:44] (current) – peternlewis
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   *[[action:Insert_Text_by_Pasting|Insert Text by Pasting]] — set the system clipboard to plain or styled text and paste.
   *[[action:Type_a_Keystroke|Type Keystroke]] — type any keystroke and any number of them.
+The Insert Text action allows you to control what text processing happens in the gear menu (7.2+) :
+* Process Text Normally (process text tokens and backslash characters)
+* Process Text Tokens Only (process text tokens but not backslash characters)
+* Process Nothing (process neither text tokens nor backslash characters)
+Most other [Text Fields](https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Text_Fields) in Keyboard Maestro process both text tokens and (except for regular expression fields) backslash characters.
 Insert Text can also expand various tokens, including dates in any ICU date format. For example you can use an Insert Text action to insert the copyright message at the top of code files:
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+=== Actions ===
+* [[action:Set Action Delay|Set Action Delay]]
+* [[:Actions|See all Actions]]
 === Tokens ===
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