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| ==== Keyboard Maestro editor ==== | ==== Keyboard Maestro editor ==== | ||
| - | The Keyboard~~Maestro application is the editor. It lets you create and modify macros and configure preferences. You use it only when you want to make changes and then you quit it. It does not always need to be running. Whenever you launch Keyboard~~Maestro, it also launches the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine which continues running until you log out (you can, and should, have the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine launched automatically when you login by enabling the “Launch Engine at Login” preference in the [[Windows#Preferences_General_Pane|General preference pane]]). | + | The Keyboard~~Maestro application is the editor. It lets you create and modify macros and configure preferences which are stored on your local Mac. You use it only when you want to make changes and then you quit it. It does not always need to be running. Whenever you launch Keyboard~~Maestro, it also launches the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine which continues running until you log out (you can, and should, have the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine launched automatically when you login by enabling the “Launch Engine at Login” preference in the [[Windows#Preferences_General_Pane|General preference pane]]). |
| ==== Keyboard Maestro Engine ==== | ==== Keyboard Maestro Engine ==== | ||
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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 ==== | ||
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