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 +By default (v11.0+) Keyboard Maestro will start to conserve CPU usage of this action if it runs for a long time (after 10 seconds it will conserve a little, after 60 seconds it will conserve a lot) by only checking the condition periodically. You can turn off this feature in the action (gear) ⚙ menu.
  
 ===== Fields on the Pause Until Action ===== ===== Fields on the Pause Until Action =====
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   * Add one or more new conditions by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions.   * Add one or more new conditions by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions.
   * Conditions are grouped by the following categories. See the [[:​Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details.   * Conditions are grouped by the following categories. See the [[:​Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details.
 +  * After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //​Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on.
 +  * Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again.
  
 **List of Available Conditions** **List of Available Conditions**
-|[[condition:​Application|Application]]\\ [[condition:​Button|Button]]\\ [[condition:​Calculation|Calculation]]\\ [[condition:​ Clipboard|Clipboard]]\\ [[condition:​Environment_Variable|Environment Variable]]\\ [[condition:​Found_Image|Found Image]]\\ [[condition:​Key|Key]]\\ [[condition:​Location|Location]]\\ [[condition:​Macro|Macro/​Macro Group]]\\ [[condition:​Menu|Menu]]\\ [[condition:​Modifiers|Modifiers]]\\ |[[condition:​Mounted_Volume|Mounted Volume]]\\ [[condition:​Path|Path]]\\ [[condition:​Pixel|Pixel]]\\ [[condition:​Script|Script]]\\ [[condition:​Text|Text]]\\ [[condition:​Typed_String|Typed String]]\\ [[condition:​USB_Device|USB Device]]\\ [[condition:​Variable|Variable]]\\ [[condition:​Any_Window|Any Window]]\\ [[condition:​Front_Window|Front Window]]\\ [[condition:​Wireless_Network|Wireless Network]]| 
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-  * After selecting a condition category you can make further choices. For example, if you choose the //​Application Condition// you can choose a specific application to be running, or at the front, and so on. 
-  * Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again. 
  
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 ===== Examples ===== ===== Examples =====
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 For a discussion or other approaches, see this [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-pause-until-mouse-click/​3960/​2?​u=jmichaeltx|Forum Post]]. For a discussion or other approaches, see this [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-pause-until-mouse-click/​3960/​2?​u=jmichaeltx|Forum Post]].
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 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
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 === Actions === === Actions ===
  
-* [[action:​Until|Execute Action ​Until Conditions Met]] +* [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]] action 
-* [[action:​While|Execute ​While Conditions Met]] +* [[action:​For_Each|For Each]] action 
-* [[action:Pause|Pause]]+* [[action:​Repeat|Repeat]] action 
 +* [[action:​Until|Until]] ​action 
 +* [[action:​While|While]] ​action 
 +* [[action:Assert|Assert]] action 
 +* [[actions:​Redirect_Control_Flow|Redirect Control Flow]] actions
 * [[:​Actions|See all Actions]] * [[:​Actions|See all Actions]]
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 ==== Forum ==== ==== Forum ====
  
 - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​issue-pause-until-action-fails-with-no-windows/​3022/​7|ISSUE:​ PAUSE UNTIL Action Fails with No Windows]] - [[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​issue-pause-until-action-fails-with-no-windows/​3022/​7|ISSUE:​ PAUSE UNTIL Action Fails with No Windows]]
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