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Trigger Macro by Name Action
The Trigger Macro by Name Action display a Spotlight-like window, where you trigger execution of a Macro by searching for it, and then selecting it.
Like the Mac Spotlight, it will search all of your active, enabled Macros whose name or contents contain what you type. It is a character search, so it will also find Macro names and words that contain what you type.
How To Use
Create the Trigger by Name Macro
Create a new macro, in the Global Macro Group (so it will be available in all apps)
Assign it a trigger (one suggestion is ⌘⌥⌃T)
Insert the
Trigger Macro by Name Action
.
When you are ready to Trigger a Macro
Like using any Macro, make sure you have any required app frontmost.
Then, trigger the Trigger by Name Macro (the one you made in Step #1)
The Trigger Macro by Name window will appear
Type the search criteria
As you type, the macro list will be filtered
Continue to type until you see the macro of interest
If the Macro you want is not highlighted, move to it with the arrow keys, or double-click on it.
How To Filter the Search
If you would like to further restrict, or filter, the search, you can use qualifiers, or prefixes, to what you type, using these Search Strings
For example:
a:safari n:copy
would filter the list of Macros to those whose:
For the complete list of available filters, see Search Strings
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