manual:Search_Strings
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Search Strings
When searching for macros, either in the Search field in the Macro Editor window or as part of a Smart Group, Keyboard Maestro looks for any macro or action that matches all the fields you specify. Each word is searched for separately (and in any order) unless you quote a phrase.
As well as plain text, you can specify some special patterns:
| all: | match everything (this is useful since the empty search string matches nothing) |
| group: | match any macro within the named macro group (eg group:“Global Macro Group”) |
| global: | match any macro within any macro group that is globally active (aka universal:) |
| application | match any macro within any macro group that is specific to (or excluded from) the specified application (eg application:Finder) |
| enabled: | match any macro that is enabled (not necessarily active) |
| disabled: | match any macro that is disabled |
| trigger | match any macro within any macro group that has a trigger matching the specified string (eg trigger:typed) |
| hotkey | match any macro within any macro group that has a hot key trigger matching the specified string (eg hotkey:⌘⌤C) |
| name | match any macro within any macro group that has a name matching the specified string (eg name:Activate) |
The options can generally be shorted to their shortest unique name. Eg:
- g:“Global Macro Group”
- gl:
- a:Xcode
- e:
- d:
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