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manual:How_do_I [2019/06/13 23:25] peternlewis [How do I install Keyboard Maestro?] |
manual:How_do_I [2019/06/13 23:51] peternlewis [How do I upgrade Keyboard Maestro?] |
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| To install Keyboard~~Maestro, simply copy it to your Mac’s FILE{{{Applications}}} folder (or anywhere you like). | To install Keyboard~~Maestro, simply copy it to your Mac’s FILE{{{Applications}}} folder (or anywhere you like). | ||
| - | Note: You must use the Finder to do this will turn off Apple's App Translocation security feature when you move the application with the Finder. | + | Note: You must use the Finder to do this since the Finder will turn off Apple's App Translocation security feature when you move the application. |
| When you launch Keyboard~~Maestro it launches an invisible “Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine” that continues to run even after you quit Keyboard~~Maestro. The engine is the process that enables your [[Macros]], [[Application Switcher]], and [[Clipboard History Switcher]] to work. This means that they will continue to work after you quit Keyboard~~Maestro, as long as the engine is still running. | When you launch Keyboard~~Maestro it launches an invisible “Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine” that continues to run even after you quit Keyboard~~Maestro. The engine is the process that enables your [[Macros]], [[Application Switcher]], and [[Clipboard History Switcher]] to work. This means that they will continue to work after you quit Keyboard~~Maestro, as long as the engine is still running. | ||
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| To upgrade Keyboard~~Maestro manually, quit the engine by choosing [[Menus#File_Quit_Engine|Quit Engine]] from the [[Menus#File|File menu]] and the editor, and replace the Keyboard~~Maestro application in your FILE{{{Applications}}} folder with the new one. Finally, launch Keyboard Maestro to restart the engine. | To upgrade Keyboard~~Maestro manually, quit the engine by choosing [[Menus#File_Quit_Engine|Quit Engine]] from the [[Menus#File|File menu]] and the editor, and replace the Keyboard~~Maestro application in your FILE{{{Applications}}} folder with the new one. Finally, launch Keyboard Maestro to restart the engine. | ||
| - | Keyboard~~Maestro will automatically import your previous version macros, clipboards and preferences. Your old macros will be saved in the FILE{{{~/Library/Preferences/Keyboard Maestro/Keyboard Maestro Macros Saved Version 7.plist}}} in case you wish to revert to version 7 for any reason. | + | Keyboard~~Maestro will automatically import your previous version macros, clipboards and preferences. Your old macros will be saved in the FILE{{{~/Library/Preferences/Keyboard Maestro/Keyboard Maestro Macros Saved Version 8.plist}}} in case you wish to revert to version 7 for any reason. |
| - | If you are upgrading directly from a much older version, you will get better results by upgrading to the last of each major version in turn, ie, run 2.1.3, then 3.5, then 4.3.2, then 5.3.2, then 6.4.8, then 7.3.1, then the current version. You can download old versions from our [[https://files.stairways.com/|file archive]]. | + | If you are upgrading directly from a much older version, you will get better results by upgrading to the last of each major version in turn, ie, run 2.1.3, then 3.5, then 4.3.2, then 5.3.2, then 6.4.8, then 7.3.1, then 8.4.2, then the current version. You can download old versions from our [[https://files.stairways.com/|file archive]]. |
| ===== How do I purchase Keyboard Maestro? ===== | ===== How do I purchase Keyboard Maestro? ===== | ||
manual/How_do_I.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/26 03:58 by peternlewis
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