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manual:Macro_Examples [2017/08/24 23:42]
peternlewis [Use Hot Keys to Connect to SSH or FTP sites]
manual:Macro_Examples [2019/06/18 01:48]
peternlewis [Use Hot Keys to Connect to SSH or HTTPS sites]
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   * [Best Examples of Keyboard Maestro Macros](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​best-examples-of-keyboard-maestro-macros)   * [Best Examples of Keyboard Maestro Macros](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​best-examples-of-keyboard-maestro-macros)
  
-You can also use the [[Macro Library]] by choosing [[Menus#​Window_Macro_Library|Macro Library]] from the [[Menus#​Window|Window ​menu]] to see some build in examples.+You can also use the [[Macro Library]] by choosing ​the [[Menus#​Window_Macro_Library|Window ➤ Macro Library menu]] to see some built in examples.
  
 Here are a number of example and suggestions for Macros to give you some ideas of how you can get the most out of Keyboard Maestro and your Mac.  For tips on how to remember which Hot~~Key executes which action, see the [[Tips#​Remembering_Macro_Hot_Keys|Remembering Macro Hot Keys]] section. Here are a number of example and suggestions for Macros to give you some ideas of how you can get the most out of Keyboard Maestro and your Mac.  For tips on how to remember which Hot~~Key executes which action, see the [[Tips#​Remembering_Macro_Hot_Keys|Remembering Macro Hot Keys]] section.
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 If you keep your finances on your computer, then you probably need to open a document every time you enter a bill or receive a statement. ​ By creating a Hot~~Key to open the document for you, you can save a few seconds every time – at least it might make receiving a bill slightly less unpleasant! ​ If you have multiple accounts (eg personal, business, association) then this can be even more useful. If you keep your finances on your computer, then you probably need to open a document every time you enter a bill or receive a statement. ​ By creating a Hot~~Key to open the document for you, you can save a few seconds every time – at least it might make receiving a bill slightly less unpleasant! ​ If you have multiple accounts (eg personal, business, association) then this can be even more useful.
  
-===== Use Hot Keys to Connect to SSH or FTP sites =====+===== Use Hot Keys to Connect to SSH or Web Sites =====
  
-You could use Hot~~Keys to connect to your common servers. You might need to create a Bookmark file for the site and use the [[action:​Open_a_File_Folder_or_Application|Open a File]] action ​Open File.+You could use Hot~~Keys to connect to your common servers. You might use the [[action:​Open_a_URL|Open a URL]] action, or you could create a Bookmark file for the site and use the [[action:​Open_a_File_Folder_or_Application|Open a File]] action.
 ===== Simulate Bookmarks ===== ===== Simulate Bookmarks =====
  
-Use the [[/​action/​Click_Safari_Link|browser ​actions]] to open web pages, fill in fields, submit forms, follow links. ​ For example, you could use this to log in to the city library for all the members of your family, one in each tab, to easily check what books are due back.+Use the [[actions:​Click_Browser_Link|Click Browser Link]] and [[actions:​Browser_Form_Actions|Browser Form Actions]] to open web pages, fill in fields, submit forms, follow links. ​ For example, you could use this to log in to the city library for all the members of your family, one in each tab, to easily check what books are due back.
  
 If you are going to use this to enter passwords, use the Set Variable to Keychain Password action to retrieve the password so that it is not stored in plain text in the Keyboard Maestro macros. If you are going to use this to enter passwords, use the Set Variable to Keychain Password action to retrieve the password so that it is not stored in plain text in the Keyboard Maestro macros.
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 ===== Remap Command Keys ===== ===== Remap Command Keys =====
  
manual/Macro_Examples.txt · Last modified: 2019/06/18 01:53 by peternlewis