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Macro Triggers

Keyboard Maestro has a variety of triggers. A trigger defines what event causes a macro to be executed, provided that the conditions set by the Macro Group it is in are met. Note that a macro may have multiple triggers.

Available Triggers

A
C
D
E
F
G
G cont.
H
I
K
L
M
P
R
S
S cont.
T
U
W

How to Assign a Trigger

  1. After Creating the Macro, CLICK on the GREEN PLUS button
  2. A Popup Menu will appear
  3. Click on the Trigger type you want
  4. In the case of a HotKey Trigger, a field will be selected (highlighted)
  5. Just PRESS THE KEYSTROKE (including any modifer keys) that you want for the HotKey Trigger
  6. That's it!

See Also

Actions

Conditions

Functions

Tokens

Topics

Triggers

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