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 +====== Status Menu Trigger ======
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 The *Status Menu trigger* lets you add your macro to the Keyboard Maestro status menu so you can trigger it by selecting the macro name from the status menu. The *Status Menu trigger* lets you add your macro to the Keyboard Maestro status menu so you can trigger it by selecting the macro name from the status menu.
  
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 The Status Menu is particularly useful for less frequently used macros whose Hot_Key you might forget or for macros that *feel* like menu actions like opening or processing files, or arranging windows. ​ You could use a trigger like this to add custom facilities to applications. The Status Menu is particularly useful for less frequently used macros whose Hot_Key you might forget or for macros that *feel* like menu actions like opening or processing files, or arranging windows. ​ You could use a trigger like this to add custom facilities to applications.
  
-You can control the sorting order of macro groups and macros by adding two characters and a closing ​braket ​(eg “01)My Macro”). ​ The prefix will be removed before displaying in the status menu, but will be used to control the order of the macros shown. ​ +You can control the sorting order of macro groups and macros by adding two characters and a closing ​bracket ​(eg “01)My Macro”). ​ The prefix will be removed before displaying in the status menu, but will be used to control the order of the macros shown.
  
 If the macro name is just “-” (after the sorting characters are removed) then the a divider will be shown in the menu instead. If the macro name is just “-” (after the sorting characters are removed) then the a divider will be shown in the menu instead.
  
 You can edit a macro by holding down the option key and selecting it from the status menu. You can edit a macro by holding down the option key and selecting it from the status menu.
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 +===== See Also =====
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 +===  Triggers ===
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 +* [[Group_Status_Menu|Group Status Menu]] trigger
 +* [[:​Triggers|See all Triggers]]
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 +=== Actions ===
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 +* [[:​Actions|See all Actions]]
  
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