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| ====== Macros ====== | ====== Macros ====== | ||
| - | _**Macros**_ are used to automate your [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workflow | workflow]], procedure, or process on your Mac. Macros, also known as Shortcuts, are a way of improving your productivity by allowing you to perform repetitive or frequently required actions more quickly and accurately, tailoring your Mac to your usage patterns. | + | _**Macros**_ are used to automate your workflow, procedure, or process on your Mac. Macros, also known as Shortcuts, are a way of improving your productivity by allowing you to perform repetitive or frequently required actions more quickly and accurately, tailoring your Mac to your usage patterns. |
| A _**Macro**_ consists of: | A _**Macro**_ consists of: | ||
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| You can share a macro 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 a macro 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 disable or enable a macro by selecting it and clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button at the bottom of the Macros list. You can also disable or enable a Macro using the Set Macro Enable action, or from AppleScript with: | + | You can disable or enable a macro by selecting it and clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button at the bottom of the Macros list. You can also disable or enable a Macro using the [[action:Set_Macro_or_Group_Enable|Set Macro Enable]] action, or from AppleScript with: |
| <code applescript> | <code applescript> | ||
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| The Keyboard Maestro editor has full AppleScript support so you can manipulate macros in many ways via AppleScript. | The Keyboard Maestro editor has full AppleScript support so you can manipulate macros in many ways via AppleScript. | ||
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| ===== How to Edit a Macro ===== | ===== How to Edit a Macro ===== | ||
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| ==== Import Macros Safely ==== | ==== Import Macros Safely ==== | ||
| - | (!) You should be aware that the macros will be imported in the same state (enabled/disabled), triggers, and macro group that they were saved in. **This could result in the imported Macro being triggered (executed) as soon as it is imported.** If you are at all uncertain about the source of the macros, hold all the modifiers (Command, Control, Option, Shift) down when importing the macros and the macro will be imported disabled or hold the Option key down and choose choose [[Menus#File_Import_Macros_Disabled|Import Macros Disabled]] from the [[Menus#File|File menu]]. | + | (!) You should be aware that the macros will be imported in the same state, triggers, and macro group that they were saved in. By default, macros are imported disabled unless you hold the Option key down. **This could result in the imported Macro being triggered (executed) as soon as it is imported.** If you are at all uncertain about the source of the macros, ensure you import the macros disabled or hold choose choose [[Menus#File_Import_Macros_Disabled|Import Macros Disabled]] from the [[Menus#File|File menu]]. |
| See also the [[Macro Groups]], [[Macro Actions]], [[Macro Triggers]], [[:Macro_Activation]], [[Macro Examples]], [[Macro Library]] and [[Recording]] sections. | See also the [[Macro Groups]], [[Macro Actions]], [[Macro Triggers]], [[:Macro_Activation]], [[Macro Examples]], [[Macro Library]] and [[Recording]] sections. | ||
manual/Macros.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/28 02:11 by peternlewis
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