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manual:How_do_I [2021/10/01 03:37] peternlewis [How do I register Keyboard Maestro?] |
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| The first thing to do is to read the [[Quick Start]] and do the tutorial by choosing the [[Menus#Tutorial|Help ➤ Tutorial menu]]. You may also want to subscribe to our Getting Started emails (Keyboard Maestro will ask you to subscribe or you can do that at your [[https://www.stairways.com/form/manageemail|customer database page]] on our web site). | The first thing to do is to read the [[Quick Start]] and do the tutorial by choosing the [[Menus#Tutorial|Help ➤ Tutorial menu]]. You may also want to subscribe to our Getting Started emails (Keyboard Maestro will ask you to subscribe or you can do that at your [[https://www.stairways.com/form/manageemail|customer database page]] on our web site). | ||
| + | The best way to start using Keyboard Maestro is to start simple and then grow your macros organically. | ||
| + | You may also like to joint the forum (https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/) and ask for help with any macros you get stuck on. The forum is a fantastic resource, and if you are having troubles building a specific macro, the forum is the first place you should go to ask for help since we frequently cannot help with macros for specific applications that we probably don't have access to. | ||
| - | The best way to start using Keyboard Maestro is to start simple: | + | If you would really like to extend your use of Keyboard Maestro, consider enrolling in David Spark’s [[https://learn.macsparky.com/p/km|Keyboard Maestro Field Guide]]. |
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| - | * Read the [[Quick Start]]. | + | |
| - | * Do the Tutorial by choosing the [[Menus#Tutorial|Help ➤ Tutorial menu]]. | + | |
| - | * And then grow your macros organically, starting simple. | + | |
| - | * Join the forum (https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/) and ask for help with any macros you get stuck on. | + | |
| - | * Consider enrolling in David Spark’s [[https://learn.macsparky.com/p/km|Keyboard Maestro Field Guide]]. | + | |
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| - | You may also want to subscribe to our Getting Started emails (Keyboard Maestro will ask you to subscribe or you can do that at your [[https://www.stairways.com/form/manageemail|customer database page]] on our web site). | + | |
| Then use your Mac normally and keep an eye out for things you do repetitively. Things like: | Then use your Mac normally and keep an eye out for things you do repetitively. Things like: | ||
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| * type a specific string of text (eg your name, address, etc). | * type a specific string of text (eg your name, address, etc). | ||
| - | When you notice something, consider making a Macro to do it and assigning it to a Hot~~Key or a Macro~~Palette or Status~~Menu trigger. | + | When you notice something, think about making a Macro to do it and assigning it to a Hot~~Key or a Macro~~Palette or Status~~Menu trigger. |
| Try to be consistent with your Hot~~Keys, for example you might have a set of applications you open, using a function key for each, and a set of documents you open, using a Control-Function Key combination for each of them, and a bunch of snippets of text your type, using Control-Letter for each of them (the letter could be a mnemonic to help you remember which one is which). Consider putting a sticker on your keyboard across the top of your function keys to help you remember which ones do which function. Remember that you can use the number pad keys as well. | Try to be consistent with your Hot~~Keys, for example you might have a set of applications you open, using a function key for each, and a set of documents you open, using a Control-Function Key combination for each of them, and a bunch of snippets of text your type, using Control-Letter for each of them (the letter could be a mnemonic to help you remember which one is which). Consider putting a sticker on your keyboard across the top of your function keys to help you remember which ones do which function. Remember that you can use the number pad keys as well. | ||
manual/How_do_I.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/26 03:58 by peternlewis
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