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manual:Tour [2021/10/01 07:16] – [Clipboard History] peternlewismanual:Tour [2023/09/26 07:09] (current) – peternlewis
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 To start, launch Keyboard~~Maestro.  It will initially display the [[Windows#Welcome_Window|Welcome window]]. To start, launch Keyboard~~Maestro.  It will initially display the [[Windows#Welcome_Window|Welcome window]].
  
-{{ welcome.png?nolink&1062x714 | Welcome Window }}+{{ welcome.png?nolink&1062x720 | Welcome Window }} 
  
 If you are new to Keyboard Maestro, start the tutorial and Keyboard Maestro will show you how easy it is to create a macro. If you are new to Keyboard Maestro, start the tutorial and Keyboard Maestro will show you how easy it is to create a macro.
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 Close the [[Windows#Welcome_Window|Welcome window]] to display the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window]]. Close the [[Windows#Welcome_Window|Welcome window]] to display the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window]].
  
-{{ macros.png?nolink&937 |Macros Window }}+{{ macros.png?nolink&937x532 | Macros Window }}
  
 You can see some example Macros we have included for you. You can see some example Macros we have included for you.
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 So let’s define the whole sequence as a Macro. So let’s define the whole sequence as a Macro.
  
-{{ savetoclippings.png?937 |Macro Editor Window }}+{{ savetoclippings.png?nolink&937x731 | Macro Editor Window }}
  
 Now any time you have some text you want to save, just select it and press F2 (or Fn-F2 depending on the state of the CODE{{{Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys}}} preference in the System Preferences). What used to be too much hassle to bother with is now done in seconds! Now any time you have some text you want to save, just select it and press F2 (or Fn-F2 depending on the state of the CODE{{{Use all F1, F2, etc. keys as standard function keys}}} preference in the System Preferences). What used to be too much hassle to bother with is now done in seconds!
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 Keyboard Maestro automatically remembers your clipboard history, saving a copy of each new clipboard item as you copy it.  You can then paste any previous clipboard using the defined Hot~~Key (by default, Command-Control-Shift-V). Keyboard Maestro automatically remembers your clipboard history, saving a copy of each new clipboard item as you copy it.  You can then paste any previous clipboard using the defined Hot~~Key (by default, Command-Control-Shift-V).
  
-{{ manual:clipboardhistoryswitcher.png?nolink&674 | Clipboard History Switcher Window }}+{{ clipboardhistoryswitcher.png?nolink&674x718 | Clipboard History Switcher Window }}
  
 Another advantage of the Clipboard History is you can leave the window open (by toggling the BUTTON{{{Close After Action (x)}}} button) and paste previous clipboards by simply double clicking the desired item. This is particularly helpful when you need to copy many items in many places to be pasted into one application.  Hold down the shift key to paste without styles. Another advantage of the Clipboard History is you can leave the window open (by toggling the BUTTON{{{Close After Action (x)}}} button) and paste previous clipboards by simply double clicking the desired item. This is particularly helpful when you need to copy many items in many places to be pasted into one application.  Hold down the shift key to paste without styles.
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 For more permanent information, Keyboard~~Maestro lets you create as many named clipboards as you want using the [[Windows#Preferences_Clipboards_Pane|Clipboards preference pane]]. For more permanent information, Keyboard~~Maestro lets you create as many named clipboards as you want using the [[Windows#Preferences_Clipboards_Pane|Clipboards preference pane]].
  
-{{ preferencesclipboards.png?nolink&727x616 | Preferences Clipboards Pane }}+{{ preferencesclipboards.png?nolink&727x618 | Preferences Clipboards Pane }}
  
 Named clipboards let you save frequently used information, like your company logo, timely information like a customer’s address, or your address so you never have to type it again. This allows you to paste the saved information whenever you want, wherever you want. Named clipboards let you save frequently used information, like your company logo, timely information like a customer’s address, or your address so you never have to type it again. This allows you to paste the saved information whenever you want, wherever you want.
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 Then you can cut, copy or paste to/from the named clipboards using the defined Hot~~Keys (by default, Command-Shift-X, C and V respectively, but you can change them, too). Then you can cut, copy or paste to/from the named clipboards using the defined Hot~~Keys (by default, Command-Shift-X, C and V respectively, but you can change them, too).
  
-{{ namedclipboardswitcher.png?nolink&673x647 | Named Clipboard Switcher Window }}+{{ namedclipboardswitcher.png?nolink&676x648 | Named Clipboard Switcher Window }}
  
 If you have a large screen, or a specific job that needs it, you can have the window stay open (by toggling the BUTTON{{{Close After Action (x)}}} button) and copy or paste named clipboards easily. If you have a large screen, or a specific job that needs it, you can have the window stay open (by toggling the BUTTON{{{Close After Action (x)}}} button) and copy or paste named clipboards easily.
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 At the end of the Macro we defined, we used the Switch To Last Application action to switch back to the application you were using before.  But most of us use a lot more than one application and we need to be able to switch between them, whether or not the application is already open. You can do more than just switch between applications with Keyboard Maestro: it lets you define applications that always appear when you are switching so you can launch them quickly, and also Excluded~~Applications that you never want to see.  As well, you can quit, hide or show applications.  The Application Switcher is activated like any other macro, so you can find it in the Switcher Group in the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window]].  By triggering the Application~~Switcher macro (for example by entering the default Command-Tab key trigger, though this can be changed) you can display the Application~~Switcher window. At the end of the Macro we defined, we used the Switch To Last Application action to switch back to the application you were using before.  But most of us use a lot more than one application and we need to be able to switch between them, whether or not the application is already open. You can do more than just switch between applications with Keyboard Maestro: it lets you define applications that always appear when you are switching so you can launch them quickly, and also Excluded~~Applications that you never want to see.  As well, you can quit, hide or show applications.  The Application Switcher is activated like any other macro, so you can find it in the Switcher Group in the [[Windows#Macros_Window|Macros window]].  By triggering the Application~~Switcher macro (for example by entering the default Command-Tab key trigger, though this can be changed) you can display the Application~~Switcher window.
  
-{{ applicationswitcherbadges.png?632x229 |Application Switcher Window }}+{{ applicationswitcherbadges.png?nolink&760x260 | Application Switcher Window }}
  
 Note the applications set to be launched or quit. Note the applications set to be launched or quit.
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