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-The Until action executes a list of actions until conditions are met.+====== Until Action ======
  
-{{:action:until.png|}}+===== Definition ===== 
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 +The Until action executes a list of actions until conditions are met.  The Until action condition is not evaluated UNTIL the end of the Until Loop, so it will always execute all Actions in the _Until_ block at least once. 
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 +It is one of several Actions that _loop_ through a set of other Actions until some criteria is met. 
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 +===== How To Use ===== 
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 +{{:action:until_action_image_--_km_8.2.png?nolink|}}
  
 Drag one or more actions into the //No Action// area. Drag one or more actions into the //No Action// area.
  
 Select a way to meet the conditions: Select a way to meet the conditions:
-  *Any of the following are true — at least one condition must be true. +  * Any of the following are true — at least one condition must be true. 
-  *All of the following are true — every condition must be true. +  * All of the following are true — every condition must be true. 
-  *None of the following are true — no condition is true. +  * None of the following are true — no condition is true. 
-  *Not all of the following are true — at least one condition must be false.+  * Not all of the following are true — at least one condition must be false.
  
 Add a new condition by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions. Add a new condition by clicking the green + button beside //New Condition// to select from a list of available conditions.
  
 Conditions are grouped by category. See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details. Conditions are grouped by category. See the [[:Conditions|Conditions]] section for further details.
-  *[[condition:Application|Application]] + 
-  *[[condition:Button|Button]] +~~NOCACHE~~ 
-  *[[condition:Calculation|Calculation]] +<nspages condition -textPages="">
-  *[[condition:Calculation|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]]+
  
 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. 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.
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 Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again. Add further conditions by clicking the green + button again.
  
-===== See Also =====+You can break out of the loop, retry this iteration, or skip to the next iteration with the [[actions:Redirect_Control_Flow|actions:Redirect Control Flow]] actions.
  
-----+===== Examples ===== 
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 +**Example 1** 
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 +{{:action:until.png?511|}} 
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 +**Example 2** 
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 +See this Keyboard Maestro Forum post:  [About the "Until" action functioning](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/about-the-until-action-functioning/12812/2) 
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 +===== See Also =====
  
 === Actions === === Actions ===
  
 * [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]] * [[action:If Then Else|If Then Else]]
-* [[action:Pause|Pause Until Conditions Met]] +* [[action:Pause_Until|Pause Until]] 
-* [[action:Until|Execute Action Until Conditions Met]]+* [[action:For_Each|For Each]] action 
 +* [[action:Repeat|Repeat]] 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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 * [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]] * [[:Conditions|See all Conditions]]
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 ==== Forum ==== ==== Forum ====
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