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| | Mac~~OS~~X | Apple’s operating system versions 10.0 and up | | | Mac~~OS~~X | Apple’s operating system versions 10.0 and up | | ||
| | Mac~~OS | Apple’s operating system we’ve all come to know and mostly love | | | Mac~~OS | Apple’s operating system we’ve all come to know and mostly love | | ||
| - | | Macro | a set of Macro~~Triggers together with a sequence of Macro~~Actions. Any one of the triggers will begin the execution of the sequence of actions | | + | | **Macro** | [[Macros|Macros]] are used to automate your [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow | workflow]], procedure, or process on your Mac. A Macro consists of \\ • A set of steps called [[:Actions|Actions]]. \\ • One or more [[:Triggers|Triggers]] to execute the Macro, if it is [[:Macro_Activation|Active]]. | |
| | Macro~~Action | an action you wish to perform, such as opening a file, typing some text, controlling iTunes, and so on | | | Macro~~Action | an action you wish to perform, such as opening a file, typing some text, controlling iTunes, and so on | | ||
| | Macro~~Group | a set of Macros which can be restricted to only a defined set of applications | | | Macro~~Group | a set of Macros which can be restricted to only a defined set of applications | | ||
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| | Shortcut | a Shortcut is another name for a Macro (it is also another name for an Alias but that is a different context to the normal Keyboard~~Maestro Macro context) | | | Shortcut | a Shortcut is another name for a Macro (it is also another name for an Alias but that is a different context to the normal Keyboard~~Maestro Macro context) | | ||
| | Smart~~Group | a saved search set of Macros | | | Smart~~Group | a saved search set of Macros | | ||
| + | | Sorting~~Characters | You can control the sorting order of macros by prefixing two characters and a closing parenthesis to the name, eg “01)My Macro”. The prefix will be removed before displaying in the macro palette or status menu, but will be used to control the order of the macros shown. | | ||
| | Status~~Menu | the icon menus at the right of your menu bar | | | Status~~Menu | the icon menus at the right of your menu bar | | ||
| | Text~~Tokens | See Tokens | | | Text~~Tokens | See Tokens | | ||
manual/Glossary.txt · Last modified: 2021/10/06 05:08 by peternlewis
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