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Alternatively, you can start the name with an ^ and use a regular expression to match the menu. | Alternatively, you can start the name with an ^ and use a regular expression to match the menu. | ||
- | Also the action will translate the word "APPLICATION" (all capitals) into the current application name, allowing menu selections like *APPLICATION ➤ About APPLICATION*. (!) Note that applications may not have names that match their *Application* menu name (such as Microsoft Word, whose menu name is just Word). You can use APPLICATION as part of a set of multiple items, so you can work around this using *APPLICATION|Word|Excel ➤ About APPLICATION|About Word|About Excel* for example. | + | Also the action will translate the word “APPLICATION” (all capitals) into the current application name, allowing menu selections like *APPLICATION ➤ About APPLICATION*. (!) Note that applications may not have names that match their *Application* menu name (such as Microsoft Word, whose menu name is just Word). You can use APPLICATION as part of a set of multiple items, so you can work around this using *APPLICATION|Word|Excel ➤ About APPLICATION|About Word|About Excel* for example. |
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Before 7.0, unlike most text fields in Keyboard Maestro, the Select Menu Item fields do not process text tokens. As of 7.0+, the fields do process text tokens. | Before 7.0, unlike most text fields in Keyboard Maestro, the Select Menu Item fields do not process text tokens. As of 7.0+, the fields do process text tokens. |