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| This window welcomes new users and gives you some options for learning about Keyboard Maestro. | This window welcomes new users and gives you some options for learning about Keyboard Maestro. | ||
| - | {{ 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 walk you through creating a simple macro. | If you are new to Keyboard Maestro, start the tutorial and Keyboard Maestro will walk you through creating a simple macro. | ||
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| To edit a Macro~~Group, select it and click the Edit button. Its details will be shown in the right hand column. You can edit its name, control which applications it is available in, and how it will be activated. | To edit a Macro~~Group, select it and click the Edit button. Its details will be shown in the right hand column. You can edit its name, control which applications it is available in, and how it will be activated. | ||
| - | {{ macrogroupeditor.png?nolink&937x553 | Macro Group Editor }} | + | {{ macrogroupeditor.png?nolink&937x624| Macro Group Editor }} |
| Typically a group’s macros would be available everywhere (available in all applications), or it might be specific to a particular application (available in the following applications) in which case you might name the Macro~~Group after the application. | Typically a group’s macros would be available everywhere (available in all applications), or it might be specific to a particular application (available in the following applications) in which case you might name the Macro~~Group after the application. | ||
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| To edit a Macro, select it and click the Edit button. Its details will be shown in the right hand column. You can edit its name, add or remove triggers, and configure its action list. | To edit a Macro, select it and click the Edit button. Its details will be shown in the right hand column. You can edit its name, add or remove triggers, and configure its action list. | ||
| - | {{ macroeditor.png?nolink&937x553 | Macro Editor Window }} | + | {{ macroeditor.png?nolink&937x589 | Macro Editor Window }} |
| - | To add a trigger, click the green BUTTON{{{⊕}}} button and select the type of trigger. To remove a trigger, click the red BUTTON{{{⊖}}} button. | + | To add a trigger, click the green BUTTON{{{+}}} button and select the type of trigger. To remove a trigger, click the red BUTTON{{{⊖}}} button. |
| To see how to execute this macro via a script, select from the “Or by script”’ menu. How you can execute the macro remotely is also displayed. | To see how to execute this macro via a script, select from the “Or by script”’ menu. How you can execute the macro remotely is also displayed. | ||
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| There are three types of icons available. Internal Keyboard Maestro icons: | There are three types of icons available. Internal Keyboard Maestro icons: | ||
| - | {{ iconchooserinternal.png?393x442 |Icon Chooser Window }} | + | {{ iconchooserinternal.png?nolink&425x468 |Icon Chooser Window }} |
| application icons available on your Mac: | application icons available on your Mac: | ||
| - | {{ iconchooserapplications.png?393x442 |Icon Chooser Window }} | + | {{ iconchooserapplications.png?nolink&425x468 | Icon Chooser Window }} |
| and icons you create by choosing a shape, color and optional character: | and icons you create by choosing a shape, color and optional character: | ||
| - | {{ iconchoosercharacter.png?286x273 |Icon Chooser Window }} | + | {{ iconchoosercharacter.png?425x638 |Icon Chooser Window }} |
| - | When creating icons, you can reference lots of characters: | + | When creating icons, you can reference lots of characters, including SF Symbols in macOS 11+. |
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| - | {{ iconchoosermenu.png?634x517 |Icon Chooser Window }} | + | |
| Alternatively, you can copy an image from anywhere and paste it in to the icon well (although Keyboard Maestro stores a small reference to the Icon Chooser icons, so that is much more efficient that storing the image in your macros as copy & paste will). | Alternatively, you can copy an image from anywhere and paste it in to the icon well (although Keyboard Maestro stores a small reference to the Icon Chooser icons, so that is much more efficient that storing the image in your macros as copy & paste will). | ||
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| {{ recording.png?86x125 |Recording Window }} | {{ recording.png?86x125 |Recording Window }} | ||
| - | Clicking on this window will stop all recording, or you can pause recording, or add a 0.25 second Pause action to the current recording. Option-clicking the BUTTON{{{Clock}}} button (v9.0+) will turn on “real time” recording and Keyboard Maestro will record a pause between each action to simulate playback at approximately the same speed as the recording. | + | Clicking on this window will stop all recording, or you can pause recording, or add a 0.25 second Pause action to the current recording. Option-clicking the BUTTON{{{Clock}}} button will turn on “real time” recording and Keyboard Maestro will record a pause between each action to simulate playback at approximately the same speed as the recording. |
| To learn more about recording, see the [[Recording]] section. | To learn more about recording, see the [[Recording]] section. | ||
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| You get this window by choosing the [[Menus#Start_Debugging|Status Menu ➤ Start Debugging menu]] by triggering a Debugger Start action. | You get this window by choosing the [[Menus#Start_Debugging|Status Menu ➤ Start Debugging menu]] by triggering a Debugger Start action. | ||
| - | {{ macrodebugger.png?528x193 |Macro Debugger }} | + | {{ macrodebugger.png?nolink&683 |Macro Debugger}} |
| To learn more about debugging, see the [[Macro Debugger]] section. | To learn more about debugging, see the [[Macro Debugger]] section. | ||
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| You get this window by triggering one of the Activate~~Clipboard~~Switcher macros. | You get this window by triggering one of the Activate~~Clipboard~~Switcher macros. | ||
| - | {{ namedclipboardswitcher.png?nolink&673x647 | Named Clipboard Switcher Window }} | + | {{ namedclipboardswitcher.png?nolink&676x648 | Named Clipboard Switcher Window }} |
| Select something and select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{Cut}}} button or BUTTON{{{Copy}}} button to cut/copy to a named clipboard. Select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{Paste}}} button button to paste a named clipboard. Click the BUTTON{{{+}}} button to create a new named clipboard. Select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{Quick Look}}} button to view it. Select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{-}}} button to delete it. | Select something and select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{Cut}}} button or BUTTON{{{Copy}}} button to cut/copy to a named clipboard. Select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{Paste}}} button button to paste a named clipboard. Click the BUTTON{{{+}}} button to create a new named clipboard. Select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{Quick Look}}} button to view it. Select a named clipboard and click the BUTTON{{{-}}} button to delete it. | ||
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| You get this window by triggering the Clipboard~~History~~Switcher macro. | You get this window by triggering the Clipboard~~History~~Switcher macro. | ||
| - | {{ clipboardhistoryswitcher.png?nolink&673x706 | Clipboard History Switcher Window }} | + | {{ manual:clipboardhistoryswitcher.png?nolink&674x718 | Clipboard History Switcher Window }} |
| Cut or copy something and it will appear in this list. Select an item and click the BUTTON{{{Paste}}} button button to paste a named clipboard. Select an item and click the BUTTON{{{★}}} button (or press Command-L) to mark it as a favorite, or click the BUTTON{{{✉}}} button (or press Command-S) to send it to another Mac. Select an item and click the BUTTON{{{-}}} button to delete it (this is useful if you want to delete a password or other sensitive information). | Cut or copy something and it will appear in this list. Select an item and click the BUTTON{{{Paste}}} button button to paste a named clipboard. Select an item and click the BUTTON{{{★}}} button (or press Command-L) to mark it as a favorite, or click the BUTTON{{{✉}}} button (or press Command-S) to send it to another Mac. Select an item and click the BUTTON{{{-}}} button to delete it (this is useful if you want to delete a password or other sensitive information). | ||
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| To view an item more fully, select it and click the BUTTON{{{Quick Look}}} button (or press Space) to display the [[Windows#Clipboard_History_Switcher_Window|Quick Look window]]. | To view an item more fully, select it and click the BUTTON{{{Quick Look}}} button (or press Space) to display the [[Windows#Clipboard_History_Switcher_Window|Quick Look window]]. | ||
| - | {{ quicklook.png?634x394 |Clipboard History Switcher Window }} | + | {{ quicklook.png?nolink&634x394 |Clipboard History Switcher Window }} |
| To send a clipboard to another Mac running Keyboard Maestro, click the BUTTON{{{✉}}} button to display the sending window. | To send a clipboard to another Mac running Keyboard Maestro, click the BUTTON{{{✉}}} button to display the sending window. | ||
| - | {{ clipboardhistorysend.png?663 |Clipboard History Switcher Window }} | + | {{ clipboardhistorysend.png?olink&672x663 |Clipboard History Switcher Window }} |
| Select the desired local destination, or type a host:port destination to send it to a remote Mac, and click the send button. Keyboard Maestro will keep trying to send to the Mac even if it can't connect right now, so as long as both Macs are connected to the Internet eventually, the clipboard should get through. While a clipboard is being sent, it is marked with a progress icon. If a clipboard is marked to be sent in the future, it is marked with a CODE{{{➹}}}. Once it has been successfully sent, it is marked with a CODE{{{➚}}}. If it fails to be sent, and Keyboard Maestro has given up, it is marked with a CODE{{{!}}}. Clipboards that have been received are marked with a CODE{{{✉}}}. | Select the desired local destination, or type a host:port destination to send it to a remote Mac, and click the send button. Keyboard Maestro will keep trying to send to the Mac even if it can't connect right now, so as long as both Macs are connected to the Internet eventually, the clipboard should get through. While a clipboard is being sent, it is marked with a progress icon. If a clipboard is marked to be sent in the future, it is marked with a CODE{{{➹}}}. Once it has been successfully sent, it is marked with a CODE{{{➚}}}. If it fails to be sent, and Keyboard Maestro has given up, it is marked with a CODE{{{!}}}. Clipboards that have been received are marked with a CODE{{{✉}}}. | ||
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| This window pane lets you configure general preferences. | This window pane lets you configure general preferences. | ||
| - | {{ preferencesgeneral.png?nolink&472x613 | Preferences General Pane }} | + | {{ preferencesgeneral.png?nolink&582x641 | Preferences General Pane }} |
| ===== Preferences Palettes Pane ===== | ===== Preferences Palettes Pane ===== | ||
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| You can also configure whether the conflict palette appears under the mouse. | You can also configure whether the conflict palette appears under the mouse. | ||
| - | {{ preferencespalettes.png?nolink&472x525 | Preferences Palettes Pane }} | + | {{ preferencespalettes.png?nolink&582x527 | Preferences Palettes Pane }} |
| ===== Preferences Web Server Pane ===== | ===== Preferences Web Server Pane ===== | ||
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| This window pane lets you configure the built-in web server which enables remote execution of macros. | This window pane lets you configure the built-in web server which enables remote execution of macros. | ||
| - | {{ preferenceswebserver.png?nolink&633x462 | Preferences Web Server Pane }} | + | {{ preferenceswebserver.png?nolink&633x464 | Preferences Web Server Pane }} |
| ===== Preferences Clipboards Pane ===== | ===== Preferences Clipboards Pane ===== | ||
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| This window pane lets you add, remove and rename Named~~Clipboards and see and change their values. | This window pane lets you add, remove and rename Named~~Clipboards and see and change their values. | ||
| - | {{ preferencesclipboards.png?nolink&727x616 | Preferences Clipboards Pane }} | + | {{ preferencesclipboards.png?nolink&727x618 | Preferences Clipboards Pane }} |
| ===== Preferences Variables Pane ===== | ===== Preferences Variables Pane ===== | ||
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| This window pane lets you add and remove variables, and see and change their values. | This window pane lets you add and remove variables, and see and change their values. | ||
| - | {{ preferencesvariables.png?nolink&727x616 | Preferences Variables Pane }} | + | {{ preferencesvariables.png?nolink&727x618 | Preferences Variables Pane }} |
| - | ===== Preferences Exclude Pane ===== | + | Variables listed in the Variables Panel include: |
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| + | * Variables with values. | ||
| + | * All variables referenced directly in any action (although not as tokens). | ||
| + | * Minus all variables whose value has been set to "%Delete%" (this is provided for people who prefer not to see certain variable names in the pane or in variable insertion menus). | ||
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| + | ===== Preferences Excluded Pane ===== | ||
| This window pane lets you add and remove applications from the global Excluded~~Applications list. | This window pane lets you add and remove applications from the global Excluded~~Applications list. | ||
| - | {{ preferencesexcluded.png?nolink&522x558 | Preferences Exclude Pane }} | + | {{ preferencesexcluded.png?nolink&582x560 | Preferences Excluded Pane }} |
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| + | ===== Preferences Security Pane ===== | ||
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| + | This window pane lets you see what system Security restrictions might limit your macros. | ||
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| + | {{ preferencessecurity.png?nolink&727x618 | Preferences Security Pane }} | ||
| ===== About Window Pane ===== | ===== About Window Pane ===== | ||
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| You get this window by launching Keyboard~~Maestro and choosing the [[Menus#About_Keyboard_Maestro|Keyboard Maestro ➤ About Keyboard Maestro menu]]. | You get this window by launching Keyboard~~Maestro and choosing the [[Menus#About_Keyboard_Maestro|Keyboard Maestro ➤ About Keyboard Maestro menu]]. | ||
| - | {{ about.png?nolink&428x497 | About Window }} | + | {{ about.png?nolink&428x503 | About Window }} |
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