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| ====== Macro Actions ====== | ====== Macro Actions ====== | ||
| - | A Macro executes a sequence of Macro~~Actions in order. There are [[:Actions|many actions]] to choose from. Some simple actions, such as Sleep Computer, require no other information and simply do their job, while other more complex actions, such as Select Menu Item, require you to specify more information, such as a target application or menu name. You do this by editing the values for the action. Keyboard Maestro actions have two very distinct types of fields: text fields and numeric fields. You can learn more on the [[/Text_Fields|wiki Text Fields page]]. | + | A Macro executes a sequence of Macro~~Actions in order. There are [[:Actions|many actions]] to choose from. Some simple actions, such as Sleep Computer, require no other information and simply do their job, while other more complex actions, such as Select Menu Item, require you to specify more information, such as a target application or menu name. You do this by editing the values for the action. |
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| + | Keyboard Maestro actions have two very distinct types of fields: text token fields and numeric calculation fields. You can learn more on the [[/Text_Fields|wiki Text Fields page]]. | ||
| There are many powerful Macro~~Actions available for your use, and you can sequence them together to perform complex tasks. | There are many powerful Macro~~Actions available for your use, and you can sequence them together to perform complex tasks. | ||
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| You can control or right-click on an action to act on it, including pasting other actions above or below it. | You can control or right-click on an action to act on it, including pasting other actions above or below it. | ||
| - | You can configure the action using the various menus and text fields, as well as by clicking the BUTTON{{{⚙}}} button and using the action menu. This allows you to rename actions, color them, add notes, configure their time out and failure behaviour and more. | + | You can configure the action using the various menus and text fields, as well as by clicking the BUTTON{{{⚙}}} button and using the action menu. This allows you to rename actions, color them, add notes, configure their time out and failure behaviour and more. |
| The action menu also allows you to get help on the specific action. | The action menu also allows you to get help on the specific action. | ||
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| - | In Keyboard Maestro, there are two kinds of processed fields in actions, text token fields and numeric calculation fields. Most text fields are text token fields. Most numeric fields are calculation fields. [[/Text_Fields|These behave very differently]]. | ||
| You can share an action sequence to the Keyboard Maestro Forum, or to a friend via Mail or Messages using the sharing button at the top of the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window]]. | You can share an action sequence to the Keyboard Maestro Forum, or to a friend via Mail or Messages using the sharing button at the top of the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window]]. | ||
| You can learn more about the available actions on the [[/Actions|wiki Actions page]]. | You can learn more about the available actions on the [[/Actions|wiki Actions page]]. | ||
manual/Macro_Actions.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/28 03:49 by peternlewis
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