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--- action:Open_a_URL [2015/07/06 02:23]
mirazjordan created
+++ action:Open_a_URL [2019/07/01 04:03]
peternlewis [How to Use]
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+====== Open a URL ======
 The Open a URL action allows you to open a specified URL with a selected application.
+===== How to Use =====
 Enter the full URL in the //Open URL// text area.
 Select the application to open the URL from the //with// pop-up.
+:!:  Keep in mind that the URL **must** be properly formatted.  It cannot contain spaces or other invalid characters (the [Percent Encode for URL](/action/Filter) filter may be useful for this purpose).
+{{ open-url.png?nolink&575x112 | Open URL Action }}
+===== Action Options =====
+The Gear Menu provides options to control what text processing is applied in the URL block before it is send to the application (7.3+):
+* 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.
+{{:action:km-7.3-open-url.png?nolink|}}
+===== See Also =====
+==== Actions ====
+* [[action:Open a File Folder or Application|action:Open a File Folder or Application]]
+==== Other ====
+* [[:WhatsNew|What’s New (Release Notes)]]

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