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 ^ Trigger Type ^ `%TriggerValue%` token ^ ^ Trigger Type ^ `%TriggerValue%` token ^
-| [Typed String ​trigger](trigger:​Typed_String) ​| The exact text you typed to trigger ​+| [[trigger:​Application|Application]] trigger | The Path to the application that was triggered. ​
-| [[trigger:Status_Menu|Status Menu]] or [[manual:Palettes|Palette]] | The current ​modifiers ​(Note that Option means "edit this macro instead of triggering it"). | +| [[trigger:Audio_Output_Changed|Audio Output Changed]] trigger | The name of the selected audio output device. | 
-| [[trigger:Hot_Key|Hot Key Trigger]] or [[trigger:USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] | The key that was pressed. | +[[trigger:Cron|Cron]] trigger ​| The current ​time and date (`yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm`). | 
-| [[trigger:Application|Application Trigger]] | Path to the application that was triggered. |+| [[trigger:Display_Layout_Changed|Display Layout Changed]] trigger | A comma separated list of the kinds of changes made. | 
 +[[trigger:Dragged_File|Dragged File]] trigger ​| The path of the dragged file. | 
 +| [[action:Execute_a_Macro|Execute a Macro]] action ​Although _Execute a Macro_ is _not_ technically a trigger, when a Macro is executed by this method (the "​Sub-Macro"​),​ the //​%TriggerValue%//​ token (as evaluated in the "​Sub-Macro"​) will be either of two values:\\ 1. The //​%TriggerValue%//​ of the calling ("​Main"​) Macro\\ OR \\ 2. The value of the Parameter of the _Execute a Macro_, **if** a Parameter is provided. |
 | [[trigger:​Folder|Folder Trigger]] | Path of the file that was added or removed. | | [[trigger:​Folder|Folder Trigger]] | Path of the file that was added or removed. |
-| [Execute a Macro action](action:Execute_a_Macro) ​| Although ​_Execute a Macro_ is _not_ technically a trigger, when a Macro is executed ​by this method (the "​Sub-Macro"​), ​the //​%TriggerValue%//​ token (as evaluated in the "Sub-Macro"​) ​will be either ​of two values:\\ 1. The //%TriggerValue%// of the calling ("​Main"​) Macro\\ OR \\ 2. The value of the Parameter of the _Execute a Macro_, **if** a Parameter is provided. |+| [[trigger:​Hot_Key|Hot Key Trigger]] | The key that was pressed. | 
 +| [[trigger:Idle|Idle]] trigger | The number of minutes the Mac has been idle. | 
 +| [[trigger:​MIDI|MIDI]] trigger | A comma separated list of `channel,​note,​velocity,​device`. | 
 +| [[trigger:​Mounted_Volume|Mounted Volume]] trigger | The name of the volume. | 
 +| [[trigger:​Remote|Remote]] trigger | The TriggerValue used in the Remote Trigger URL. | 
 +| [[trigger:​Script|Script]] trigger ​| Although _not_ technically a trigger, when a Macro is executed ​via AppleScript ​the //​%TriggerValue%//​ token will contain ​the passed parameter. | 
 +| [[trigger:​Status_Menu|Status Menu]] or [[manual:​Palettes|Palette]] | The current modifiers (Note that Option means "edit this macro instead of triggering it"). | 
 +| [[trigger:​Trigger_File|Trigger File]] trigger | The path of the Trigger File. | 
 +| [[trigger:Typed_String|Typed String]] trigger | The exact text you typed to trigger
 +| [[trigger:​URL|URL]] trigger | The TriggerValue ​used in the URL
 +| [[trigger:​USB_Device|USB Device]] trigger | The name of the device. | 
 +| [[trigger:​USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] | The key that was pressed. |
  
 To use the %TriggerValue% token in a numeric field, use the [CALCULATE](https://​wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/​function/​CALCULATE) function: CALCULATE(%TriggerValue%). To use the %TriggerValue% token in a numeric field, use the [CALCULATE](https://​wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/​function/​CALCULATE) function: CALCULATE(%TriggerValue%).
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