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- | Hold the Shift key down while double clicking or pressing Return to insert the action above the selected action. | + | While double clicking or pressing Return, hold the Option key down to get help on the action or hold the Shift key down to insert the action above the selected action. |
==== Insert Function ==== | ==== Insert Function ==== | ||
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The *By Name* command in the *Edit ➤ Insert Function* menu lets you insert any of the many [[Calculations|functions]] available in Keyboard~~Maestro by name. | The *By Name* command in the *Edit ➤ Insert Function* menu lets you insert any of the many [[Calculations|functions]] available in Keyboard~~Maestro by name. | ||
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+ | Hold the Option key down to get help on the function. | ||
==== Insert Token ==== | ==== Insert Token ==== | ||
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Hold the Option key down to get help on the token. | Hold the Option key down to get help on the token. | ||
- | Hold the Shift key down to get show the raw token. | + | Hold the Shift key down to show the raw token. |
==== Insert Token by Name ==== | ==== Insert Token by Name ==== | ||
The *By Name* command in the *Edit ➤ Insert Token* menu lets you insert any of the many [[Tokens|tokens]] available in Keyboard~~Maestro by name. | The *By Name* command in the *Edit ➤ Insert Token* menu lets you insert any of the many [[Tokens|tokens]] available in Keyboard~~Maestro by name. | ||
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+ | Hold the Option key down to get help on the token. | ||
==== Insert Variable ==== | ==== Insert Variable ==== | ||
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The *Insert ICU Date Field* sub-menu in the *Edit* menu lets you insert any of the many fields available in [[token:ICUDateTime|%ICUDateTime%]] token. | The *Insert ICU Date Field* sub-menu in the *Edit* menu lets you insert any of the many fields available in [[token:ICUDateTime|%ICUDateTime%]] token. | ||
- | Hold the Shift key down to get show the raw field. | + | Hold the Shift key down to show the raw field. |
- | ==== Insert ICU Date Fieldby Name ==== | + | ==== Insert ICU Date Field by Name ==== |
The *By Name* command in the *Edit ➤ Insert ICU Date Field* menu lets you insert any of the many fields available in [[token:ICUDateTime|%ICUDateTime%]] token in Keyboard~~Maestro by name. | The *By Name* command in the *Edit ➤ Insert ICU Date Field* menu lets you insert any of the many fields available in [[token:ICUDateTime|%ICUDateTime%]] token in Keyboard~~Maestro by name. | ||
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==== Select Macros Column ==== | ==== Select Macros Column ==== | ||
- | The *Select Group Column* command in the *View* menu focuses on the Macros column. | + | The *Select Macros Column* command in the *View* menu focuses on the Macros column. |
- | ==== Select Macro ==== | + | ==== Go to Macro ==== |
- | The *Select Macro* menu in the *View* menu lets you select a recently edited or used macro. | + | The *Go to Macro* menu in the *View* menu lets you select a recently edited or used macro. |
- | ==== Select Macro by Name ==== | + | ==== Go to Macro by Name ==== |
- | The *By Name* menu in the *View ➤ Select Macro* menu lets you select a macro by name. | + | The *By Name* menu in the *View ➤ Go to Macro* menu lets you select a macro by name. |
- | ==== Select Macro Last Used ==== | + | ==== Go to Last Used ==== |
- | The *Last Used* menu in the *View ➤ Select Macro* menu lets you select the most recently triggered macro. | + | The *Last Used* menu in the *View ➤ Go to Macro* menu lets you select the most recently triggered macro. |
- | ==== Select Macro Last Edited ==== | + | ==== Go to Last Edited ==== |
- | The *Last Edited* menu in the *View ➤ Select Macro* menu lets you select the most recently edited macro. | + | The *Last Edited* menu in the *View ➤ Go to Macro* menu lets you select the most recently edited macro. |
- | ==== Select Macro Previous Edited ==== | + | ==== Go to Previous Edited ==== |
- | The *Previous Edited* menu in the *View ➤ Select Macro* menu lets you select the previous edited macro (edited macros form a list, and this moves backward along the list). | + | The *Previous Edited* menu in the *View ➤ Go to Macro* menu lets you select the previous edited macro (edited macros form a list, and this moves backward along the list). |
- | ==== Select Macro Next Edited ==== | + | ==== Go to Next Edited ==== |
The *Next Edited* menu in the *View ➤ Select Macro* menu lets you select the next edited macro (edited macros form a list, and this moves forward along the list). | The *Next Edited* menu in the *View ➤ Select Macro* menu lets you select the next edited macro (edited macros form a list, and this moves forward along the list). | ||
- | ==== Select Last Aborted Action ==== | + | ==== Go to Aborted Action ==== |
- | The *Select Last Aborted Action* menu in the *View* menu selects the macro and the last action that failed and aborted a macro. | + | The *Go to Last Aborted Action* menu in the *View* menu selects the macro and the last action that failed and aborted a macro. |
==== Reveal Parent Group ==== | ==== Reveal Parent Group ==== | ||
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The *Paste Replacing* command in the *Actions* menu pastes previously copied actions, replacing the selected actions. | The *Paste Replacing* command in the *Actions* menu pastes previously copied actions, replacing the selected actions. | ||
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+ | ==== Move Action Up ==== | ||
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+ | The *Move Action Up* command in the *Actions* moves the selected actions before the action proceeding the first selected action. | ||
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+ | ==== Move Action Down ==== | ||
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+ | The *Move Action Down* command in the *Actions* moves the selected action(s) after the action following the last selected action. | ||
==== Add to Favorites ==== | ==== Add to Favorites ==== | ||
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The *Help* menu contains menu items relating to Help. | The *Help* menu contains menu items relating to Help. | ||
- | You can use the search field in this menu to find help on the wiki. | + | You can use the search field in this menu to find menus or help on any topic in the wiki. |
==== Interactive Help ==== | ==== Interactive Help ==== | ||
- | The *Interactive Help* command in the *Help* menu starts the in-application assistance system. If you're having trouble with something not working the way you expect, this system may help you find out where the problem is, or offer suggestions for other sources os assistance. | + | The *Interactive Help* command in the *Help* menu starts the in-application assistance system. If you're having trouble with something not working the way you expect, this system may help you find out where the problem is, or offer suggestions for other sources of assistance. |
==== Keyboard Maestro User Manual ==== | ==== Keyboard Maestro User Manual ==== | ||
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The *Practice Gestures* command in the *Help* menu starts the gesture system and lets you practice gestures, to ensure you can reliably trigger [[trigger:Gesture|Gesture triggered]] macros. | The *Practice Gestures* command in the *Help* menu starts the gesture system and lets you practice gestures, to ensure you can reliably trigger [[trigger:Gesture|Gesture triggered]] macros. | ||
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+ | ==== Show Active Macro Groups ==== | ||
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+ | The *Show Active Macro Groups* command in the *Help* menu shows a palette that lists the current active macro groups. You can use this palette to see which macro groups are active (which means the enabled macros they contain are active). | ||
==== ICU Date Format References ==== | ==== ICU Date Format References ==== | ||
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See also the [[Macro Debugger]] section. | See also the [[Macro Debugger]] section. | ||
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+ | ==== Show Active Macro Groups ==== | ||
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+ | The *Show Active Macro Groups* command in the *Help* menu shows a palette that lists the current active macro groups. You can use this palette to see which macro groups are active (which means the enabled macros they contain are active). | ||
==== Quit Keyboard Maestro Engine ==== | ==== Quit Keyboard Maestro Engine ==== |