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| You can add a new action by clicking the BUTTON{{{New Action}}} button or the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the macro detail view to display the list of actions or by choosing the [[Menus#Insert_Action_by_Name|Edit ➤ Insert Action By Name menu]] or choosing from the [[Menus#Insert_Action|Edit ➤ Insert Action menu]]. There are many [[Macro Actions]] to choose from. The actions you include will be executed in order. You can reorder the actions by dragging them around. You can copy actions by Option-Dragging or by using Copy and Paste. You can delete an action by selecting it and pressing the Delete key. You can enable or disable actions by selecting them and clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button at the bottom of the macro detail view. | You can add a new action by clicking the BUTTON{{{New Action}}} button or the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the macro detail view to display the list of actions or by choosing the [[Menus#Insert_Action_by_Name|Edit ➤ Insert Action By Name menu]] or choosing from the [[Menus#Insert_Action|Edit ➤ Insert Action menu]]. There are many [[Macro Actions]] to choose from. The actions you include will be executed in order. You can reorder the actions by dragging them around. You can copy actions by Option-Dragging or by using Copy and Paste. You can delete an action by selecting it and pressing the Delete key. You can enable or disable actions by selecting them and clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button at the bottom of the macro detail view. | ||
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| + | You can control or right click on a macro group to Disable, Enable, Rename, Duplicate, or Export it. | ||
| An easy way to generate macro actions is to turn on recording by clicking the BUTTON{{{Record}}} button at the bottom of the macro detail view and proceeding to show Keyboard~~Maestro what you want to do. Then turn recording back off and look through the actions. Chances are you will need to delete or adjust some of the recorded actions to make a robust macro, but this will be quicker than creating each action manually. | An easy way to generate macro actions is to turn on recording by clicking the BUTTON{{{Record}}} button at the bottom of the macro detail view and proceeding to show Keyboard~~Maestro what you want to do. Then turn recording back off and look through the actions. Chances are you will need to delete or adjust some of the recorded actions to make a robust macro, but this will be quicker than creating each action manually. | ||
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| You may use any of the following to import the macro file (`.kmmacros`): | You may use any of the following to import the macro file (`.kmmacros`): | ||
| * Double-click on the macro file in the Mac Finder. | * Double-click on the macro file in the Mac Finder. | ||
| - | * In the Keyboard Maestro app, goto _File > Import Macros Safe..._ and select the macro file. | + | * In the Keyboard Maestro app, goto _File > Import Macros Safely..._ and select the macro file. |
| * In some browsers, click on the downloaded file icon at the bottom of the browser window. | * In some browsers, click on the downloaded file icon at the bottom of the browser window. | ||
manual/Macros.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/28 02:11 by peternlewis
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