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Macro~~Groups can be displayed as palettes, allowing you to create your own custom toolbars which can be configured with a variety of themes. | Macro~~Groups can be displayed as palettes, allowing you to create your own custom toolbars which can be configured with a variety of themes. | ||
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+ | Macro~~Groups can be displayed in the menu bar, allowing you to show updating information in the menu bar, and quickly access the macros it contains. | ||
You create a Macro~~Group by clicking the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the Macro~~Groups list. You can disable or enable Macro~~Groups by clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button. You can configure a Macro~~Group by selecting it and clicking the Edit button, or by double-clicking on it. | You create a Macro~~Group by clicking the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the Macro~~Groups list. You can disable or enable Macro~~Groups by clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button. You can configure a Macro~~Group by selecting it and clicking the Edit button, or by double-clicking on it. | ||
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==== Macros ==== | ==== Macros ==== | ||
- | Keyboard~~Maestro’s main purpose is to execute Macros. A Macro lives in a Macro~~Group and consists of a set of Triggers that determine when the macro is executed, together with a list of Actions that define what the macro does when it is executed. You create a Macro by clicking the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the Macros list. You can disable or enable Macros by clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button. Keep in mind that a Macro can only be active when the Macro~~Group that contains it is active. You can edit a Macro by selecting it and clicking the Edit button, or by double-clicking on it. | + | Keyboard~~Maestro’s main purpose is to execute Macros. A Macro lives in a Macro~~Group and consists of a set of Triggers that determine when the macro is executed, together with a list of Actions that define what the macro does when it is executed. You create a Macro by clicking the BUTTON{{{+}}} button at the bottom of the Macros list or by clicking the BUTTON{{{⊕}}} which will let you quickly create a simple back by giving it a name, selecting a macro group, and choosing a common trigger and action. Either way you can add or edit triggers and actions later. You can disable or enable Macros by clicking the BUTTON{{{✓}}} button. Keep in mind that a Macro can only be active when the Macro~~Group that contains it is active. You can edit a Macro by selecting it and clicking the Edit button, or by double-clicking on it. There is no `Save` in Keyboard Maestro, your macros are always saved a few seconds after you make any changes. |
==== Triggers ==== | ==== Triggers ==== | ||
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You can also trigger a macro when you login or when your Mac sleeps or wakes or goes idle, at a specific time or on a specific day, when an application launches, activates or quits, by executing a script, or remotely using a web browser or iPhone or our trigger server. And you can trigger a macro when something changes, like a volume being mounted or unmounted, plugging in headphones, connecting a monitor, a USB device, or to a wireless network. | You can also trigger a macro when you login or when your Mac sleeps or wakes or goes idle, at a specific time or on a specific day, when an application launches, activates or quits, by executing a script, or remotely using a web browser or iPhone or our trigger server. And you can trigger a macro when something changes, like a volume being mounted or unmounted, plugging in headphones, connecting a monitor, a USB device, or to a wireless network. | ||
- | A Trigger will only execute the macro if the Macro~~Group and Macro are enabled and currently active. You create Triggers by creating or editing a Macro and clicking the green BUTTON{{{⊕}}} button near the top of the macro detail view. | + | A Trigger will only execute the macro if the Macro~~Group and Macro are enabled and currently active. You create Triggers by creating or editing a Macro and clicking the green BUTTON{{{+}}} button near the top of the macro detail view. |
==== Actions ==== | ==== Actions ==== |