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manual:How_do_I [2019/06/13 23:57] peternlewis [How do I get started?] |
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| ===== How do I find a Macro I've used or modified recently? ===== | ===== How do I find a Macro I've used or modified recently? ===== | ||
| - | You can sort the macros by name, by trigger, by date created, modified or used. So if you launch Keyboard Maestro, select the All Macros pseudo group, and then choose [[Menus#View_Sort_Macros_by_Date_Modified|Sort Macros by Date Modified]] from the [[Menus#View|View menu]] (or choose [[Menus#View_Sort_Macros_by_Date_Used|Sort Macros by Date Used]] from the [[Menus#View|View menu]]) to sort the recently modified (or used) macros to the top. | + | You can sort the macros by name, by trigger, by date created, modified or used. So if you launch Keyboard Maestro, select the All Macros smart group, and then choose [[Menus#View_Sort_Macros_by_Date_Modified|Sort Macros by Date Modified]] from the [[Menus#View|View menu]] (or choose [[Menus#View_Sort_Macros_by_Date_Used|Sort Macros by Date Used]] from the [[Menus#View|View menu]]) to sort the recently modified (or used) macros to the top. |
| You can also click the BUTTON{{{◷}}} button above the macro editor pane to select from recently modified macros, or use the BUTTON{{{⌘}}} button to select from recently used macros. | You can also click the BUTTON{{{◷}}} button above the macro editor pane to select from recently modified macros, or use the BUTTON{{{⌘}}} button to select from recently used macros. | ||
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| Here is how to create a Macro to insert an image when you press a Hot~~Key. | Here is how to create a Macro to insert an image when you press a Hot~~Key. | ||
| - | * Create a macro (see the [[How_do_I#How_do_I_create_a_new_Macro?|How do I create a new Macro?]] section) with the [[/action/Paste_from_Named_Clipboard|Paste from Named Clipboard action]]. | + | * Create a macro (see the [[How_do_I#How_do_I_create_a_new_Macro?|How do I create a new Macro?]] section) with the [[action:Set_Clipboard_to_Image | Set Clipboard to Image]] action. |
| - | * Select New from the clipboard popup menu, which will create a new named clipboard and show it in the [[Windows#Preferences_Clipboards_Pane|Clipboards preference pane]]. | + | * Paste your image in to the action, or have the action read the image from a file or Named~~Clipboard. |
| - | * Name the new clipboard “My Image”. | + | * Then use the [[action:Paste | Paste]] action to paste your image. |
| - | * Go find your image and copy it, and return to the Preferences window, click on the My Image clipboard on the left side so it is selected, and choose [[Menus#Edit_Paste|Paste]] from the [[Menus#Edit|Edit menu]] to assign the image to the clipboard. | + | |
| Name the macro, and assign it whatever trigger you desire. | Name the macro, and assign it whatever trigger you desire. | ||
| Now whenever you trigger the macro you just created, your image will be pasted in. | Now whenever you trigger the macro you just created, your image will be pasted in. | ||
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| ===== How do I Insert the current date? ===== | ===== How do I Insert the current date? ===== | ||
manual/How_do_I.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/26 03:58 by peternlewis
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