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action:Pause [2016/04/11 09:22]
peternlewis Separate Pause and Pause Until
action:Pause [2019/07/04 02:56] (current)
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-{{:​action:​pause-icon.png?​nolink|}} 
 ====== Pause ====== ====== Pause ======
  
 The //Pause// action pauses for a number of seconds. You may enter a calculation for the number of seconds. Enter the number or calculation in the //Pause for// text area.  The //Pause// action pauses for a number of seconds. You may enter a calculation for the number of seconds. Enter the number or calculation in the //Pause for// text area. 
  
-{{:action:km-pause-action-variable.png?​nolink|}}+{{ pause-action.png?​nolink&​424x178 ​Pause Action ​}} 
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 +You can pause for a number of hundredths of a second, seconds, minutes or hours (seconds only prior to v9.0). 
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 +Note that it is generally not a great idea to pause for a long period of time - the macro might be interrupted,​ the situation on the Mac might change, the Mac might go to sleep, and also Keyboard Maestro Engine will be wasting CPU doing nothing while the macro runs.
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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 === Actions === === Actions ===
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 * [[action:​While|Execute While Conditions Met]] * [[action:​While|Execute While Conditions Met]]
 * [[:​Actions|See all Actions]] * [[:​Actions|See all Actions]]
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