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| Press **[OPT] + [F1]** when you are ready to execute the macro. Be sure your cursor is located at the starting point first. | Press **[OPT] + [F1]** when you are ready to execute the macro. Be sure your cursor is located at the starting point first. | ||
| - | So for example, to make a Quick Recording, you press **[CTRL] + [F1]** to start quick recording, type “hello” and then press **[CTRL] + [F1]** again to stop recording.\\ | + | So for example, to make a Quick Recording, you press **[CTRL] + [F1]** to start quick recording, type “hello” and then press **[CTRL] + [F1]** again to stop recording. |
| Then Keyboard Maestro will type “hello” each time you press **[OPT] + [F1]**. | Then Keyboard Maestro will type “hello” each time you press **[OPT] + [F1]**. | ||
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| -Because you cannot see or edit the recorded actions, it is best to keep them very simple. | -Because you cannot see or edit the recorded actions, it is best to keep them very simple. | ||
| -A good rule of thumb would be not to touch the mouse, just use the keyboard. | -A good rule of thumb would be not to touch the mouse, just use the keyboard. | ||
| + | -Quick Recording stops if you change your macros. So if you try to use Quick Recording while editing a macro, as soon as you change your macro (and a short time later when it is saved) the quick recording will be terminated. | ||
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| -Click in the middle of the first word | -Click in the middle of the first word | ||
| -Press **[CTRL] + [F1]** //to start quick recording// | -Press **[CTRL] + [F1]** //to start quick recording// | ||
| - | -Press **[OPT] + [◀]** //to go to the start of the work// | + | -Press **[OPT] + [◀]** //to go to the start of the word// |
| - | -Type **["]** //add a quote mark at start of work// | + | -Type **["]** //add a quote mark at start of word// |
| -Press **[OPT] + [▶]** //go to end of word// | -Press **[OPT] + [▶]** //go to end of word// | ||
| -Type **["]** //add a quote mark at end of word// | -Type **["]** //add a quote mark at end of word// | ||
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| Now click in the middle of each remaining word and press **[OPT] + [F1]**. | Now click in the middle of each remaining word and press **[OPT] + [F1]**. | ||
| - | {{:action:recordquickmacro.png|}} | + | {{:action:recordquickmacro.png?512|}} |
| Enabling key repeat will repeat the playback of the recorded macro while you hold the hot key down. | Enabling key repeat will repeat the playback of the recorded macro while you hold the hot key down. | ||
action/Record_Quick_Macro.txt · Last modified: 2017/09/28 23:04 by peternlewis
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