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| ===== Window Elements ===== | ===== Window Elements ===== | ||
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| {{ editor-window-marked.png?nolink&937x553 | Editor Window }} | {{ editor-window-marked.png?nolink&937x553 | Editor Window }} | ||
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| ==== Main Elements ==== | ==== Main Elements ==== | ||
| - **//Groups Column//** 1️⃣ (on the left) | - **//Groups Column//** 1️⃣ (on the left) | ||
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| * At the top of the window are tools generally apply to all Macros. | * At the top of the window are tools generally apply to all Macros. | ||
| * See below for details. | * See below for details. | ||
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| + | ===== Toolbar at Top ===== | ||
| + | {{:manual:km-editor-top-toolbar-km9.png?|}}\\ | ||
| + | Along the top of the window is the toolbar. From left to right the buttons let you: | ||
| + | - BUTTON{{{Share}}} ⇪ -- Share your Macros or Actions, including directly to the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/|Keyboard Maestro Forum]]. | ||
| + | - BUTTON{{{Used}}} ⌘ Select the most recently used (triggered) macros. | ||
| + | - BUTTON{{{History}}} ⬅️➡️ Select from the recently edited macro history. | ||
| + | - BUTTON{{{Modified}}} ⏲️ Select the most recently edited macro. | ||
| + | - BUTTON{{{Run}}} ▶️ Run the selected macro. | ||
| + | - BUTTON{{{Search}}} 🔍 Search for Macros and Actions. | ||
| + | * Press <kbd>⌘F</kbd> to search Macros only in the selected Macro Group. | ||
| + | * Press <kbd>⌘⌥F</kbd> to search all Macros. | ||
| + | * If you enter simple text, it will search for any text in any Action, or Macro Name, that contains that text | ||
| + | * To better restrict the Search, use [[:manual/Search_Strings|Search Qualifiers]] | ||
| + | * The _Macros Column_ will be filtered to only matching macros | ||
| + | * Any parts of the macro that match will be highlighted in striped blue in the _Details Column_. | ||
| ===== Toolbar at Bottom ===== | ===== Toolbar at Bottom ===== | ||
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| - To test the entire Macro, click the Run Button ▶️ in the Top Toolbar | - To test the entire Macro, click the Run Button ▶️ in the Top Toolbar | ||
| - Start Macro Recording BUTTON{{{Record}}} 6️⃣ | - Start Macro Recording BUTTON{{{Record}}} 6️⃣ | ||
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| - | ===== Toolbar at Top ===== | ||
| - | {{:manual:km-editor-top-toolbar-km9.png?|}}\\ | ||
| - | Along the top of the window is the toolbar. From left to right the buttons let you: | ||
| - | - BUTTON{{{Share}}} ⏏️ -- Share your Macros or Actions, including directly to the [[https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/|Keyboard Maestro Forum]]. | ||
| - | - BUTTON{{{Used}}} ⌘ Select the most recently used (triggered) macros. | ||
| - | - BUTTON{{{History}}} ⬅️➡️ Select from the recently edited macro history. | ||
| - | - BUTTON{{{Modified}}} ⏲️ Select the most recently edited macro. | ||
| - | - BUTTON{{{Run}}} ▶️ Run the selected macro. | ||
| - | - BUTTON{{{Search}}} 🔍 Search for Macros and Actions. | ||
| - | * Press <kbd>⌘F</kbd> to search Macros only in the selected Macro Group. | ||
| - | * Press <kbd>⌘⌥F</kbd> to search all Macros. | ||
| - | * If you enter simple text, it will search for any text in any Action, or Macro Name, that contains that text | ||
| - | * To better restrict the Search, use [[:manual/Search_Strings|Search Qualifiers]] | ||
| - | * The _Macros Column_ will be filtered to only matching macros | ||
| - | * Any parts of the macro that match will be highlighted in striped blue in the _Details Column_. | ||
| ===== Editing ===== | ===== Editing ===== | ||
| Edit mode may be toggled on/off by clicking the BUTTON{{{Edit}}} button on the Bottom Toolbar, or by selecting the menu _View > Stop/Start Editing Macros_. | Edit mode may be toggled on/off by clicking the BUTTON{{{Edit}}} button on the Bottom Toolbar, or by selecting the menu _View > Stop/Start Editing Macros_. | ||
| + | ==== Actions ==== | ||
| - | ==== Smart Groups ==== | + | **You can add a new action by any of the following:** |
| - | + | - Click the BUTTON{{{New Action}}} button | |
| - | When you are in Edit Mode, and you select a Smart Group, you can edit its search settings. | + | - Click the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the _Details Column_ 3️⃣ to display the list of actions |
| - | + | - Choose the [[Menus#Insert_Action_by_Name|Edit ➤ Insert Action By Name menu]] | |
| - | {{ smart-group-marked.png?nolink&937x465 | Smart Group Editor }} | + | - Press <kbd>⌘⌃A</kbd> to show a Insert Action By Name Popup |
| - | + | - Choose from the [[Menus#Insert_Action|Edit ➤ Insert Action menu]] | |
| - | You can adjust the name of the Smart Group 1️⃣, and adjust its [[Search_Strings|Search Strings]] 2️⃣. | + | |
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| - | You can add another Search String by clicking the green BUTTON{{{+}}} button. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ==== Macro Groups ==== | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | When you are in Edit Mode, and you select a Macro Group, you can edit its configuration. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | {{ macro-group-marked.png?nolink&937x584 | Macro Group Editor }} | + | |
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| - | You can adjust the name of the Macro Group (1). | + | |
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| - | For a Macro to be available to trigger, it must be enabled and its parent Macro Group must be enabled, and active. The configurations for the Macro Group control when it will be active, and thus when the macros it contains will be active (available to be triggered and executed). | + | |
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| - | You can adjust whether the macro group is enabled 2️⃣, whether it is only active in some specific applications 3️⃣ (ie, when they are at the front, and their menu bar is showing), whether it is only active in specific windows (4), whether it is only active when you explicitly toggle it on or off, and whether and how it shows a palette containing its macros (5). | + | |
| ==== Macros ==== | ==== Macros ==== | ||
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| When a macro is triggered, it will execute the actions you have entered in the Details Column 3️⃣. | When a macro is triggered, it will execute the actions you have entered in the Details Column 3️⃣. | ||
| - | ==== Actions ==== | + | ==== Macro Groups ==== |
| + | |||
| + | When you are in Edit Mode, and you select a Macro Group, you can edit its configuration. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{ macro-group-marked.png?nolink&937x584 | Macro Group Editor }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can adjust the name of the Macro Group (1). | ||
| + | |||
| + | For a Macro to be available to trigger, it must be enabled and its parent Macro Group must be enabled, and active. The configurations for the Macro Group control when it will be active, and thus when the macros it contains will be active (available to be triggered and executed). | ||
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| + | You can adjust whether the macro group is enabled 2️⃣, whether it is only active in some specific applications 3️⃣ (ie, when they are at the front, and their menu bar is showing), whether it is only active in specific windows (4), whether it is only active when you explicitly toggle it on or off, and whether and how it shows a palette containing its macros (5). | ||
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| + | ==== Smart Groups ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | When you are in Edit Mode, and you select a Smart Group, you can edit its search settings. | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{ smart-group-marked.png?nolink&937x465 | Smart Group Editor }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can adjust the name of the Smart Group 1️⃣, and adjust its [[Search_Strings|Search Strings]] 2️⃣. | ||
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| + | You can add another Search String by clicking the green BUTTON{{{+}}} button. | ||
| - | **You can add a new action by any of the following:** | ||
| - | - Click the BUTTON{{{New Action}}} button | ||
| - | - Click the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the _Details Column_ 3️⃣ to display the list of actions | ||
| - | - Choose the [[Menus#Insert_Action_by_Name|Edit ➤ Insert Action By Name menu]] | ||
| - | - Press <kbd>⌘⌃A</kbd> to show a Insert Action By Name Popup | ||
| - | - Choose from the [[Menus#Insert_Action|Edit ➤ Insert Action menu]] | ||
manual/Editor_Window.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/27 04:56 by peternlewis
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