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| The *Import Actions* command in the *File* menu lets you select a saved action file and imports the actions it contains into the current macro. | The *Import Actions* command in the *File* menu lets you select a saved action file and imports the actions it contains into the current macro. | ||
| - | ==== Import Macros ==== | + | ==== Import Macros Disabled ==== |
| - | The *Import Macros* command in the *File* menu lets you select a saved macro file and imports the macros it contains. | + | The *Import Macros Disabled* command in the *File* menu lets you select a saved macro file and imports the macros it contains, disabling them (either disabling created macro groups, or disabling the contained macros as appropriate). |
| - | ==== Import Macros Disabled ==== | + | If you do not completely trust the source of the macros, you should import them disabled. |
| - | The *Import Macros Disabled* command in the *File* menu lets you select a saved macro file and imports the macros it contains, disabling them (either disabling created macro groups, or disabling the contained macros as appropriate). Hold the Option key down to select this menu item. | + | ==== Import Macros ==== |
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| - | If you do not trust the source of the macros, you should import them disabled. | + | |
| + | The *Import Macros* command in the *File* menu lets you select a saved macro file and imports the macros it contains. Hold the Option key down to select this menu item. Macros imported this way could trigger immediately, so import the macros disabled unless you completely trust the source of the macros. | ||
| ==== Import to Macro Library ==== | ==== Import to Macro Library ==== | ||
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| The *Quit Engine* command in the *File* menu lets you quit the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine. The Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine performs all the Macro, Application~~Switcher, Window~~Switcher and Clipboard~~Switcher functions even while Keyboard~~Maestro itself is not running. It is launched automatically as a Startup Item when you login (assuming you have enabled that in the [[Windows#Preferences_Window|Preferences window]]). If you quit the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine these functions will no longer operate. This menu item only exists while the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine is running. | The *Quit Engine* command in the *File* menu lets you quit the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine. The Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine performs all the Macro, Application~~Switcher, Window~~Switcher and Clipboard~~Switcher functions even while Keyboard~~Maestro itself is not running. It is launched automatically as a Startup Item when you login (assuming you have enabled that in the [[Windows#Preferences_Window|Preferences window]]). If you quit the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine these functions will no longer operate. This menu item only exists while the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine is running. | ||
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| ===== Edit ===== | ===== Edit ===== | ||
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| The *Insert Variable by Name* command in the *Edit* menu lets you insert any of your variables by name. | The *Insert Variable by Name* command in the *Edit* menu lets you insert any of your variables by name. | ||
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| + | ==== Automatic Completions ==== | ||
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| + | The *Automatic Completions* command in the *Edit* menu lets you toggle automatic text completion. When off, you can still complete variables, tokes, and functions by pressing F5. | ||
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| ===== View ===== | ===== View ===== | ||
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| ==== Hide Disabled Macro Groups ==== | ==== Hide Disabled Macro Groups ==== | ||
| - | The *Hide Disabled Macro Groups* command in the *View* menu hides all disabled macro groups in the Macro Groups column. Instead, a single placeholder group is shown that “contains” all the disabled Macro Groups. You can select the placeholder and click on the disabled macro group entry to temporarily reveal the disabled macro group. You can show all the disabled Macro Groups with the *Show Disabled Macro Groups* command. | + | The *Hide Disabled Macro Groups* command in the *View* menu hides all disabled macro groups in the Macro Groups column. Instead, a single placeholder group is shown that “contains” all the disabled Macro Groups. You can double click the Disabled Macro Groups placeholder to temporarily reveal the disabled macro groups. You can show all the disabled Macro Groups with the *Show Disabled Macro Groups* command. |
| ==== Enable ==== | ==== Enable ==== | ||
manual/Menus.txt · Last modified: 2023/10/16 03:18 by peternlewis
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