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Hi, I've built a macro and I want it to repeat a certain number of times. What do I do to make this macro automatically repeat? Thanks, Ken...
2 Apr 15, 2011
1:38 pm

Philippe Martin
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Hey Peter, A while back I asked if you could implement the ability to toggle the front two windows, and you said you thought this would be possible. Here's...
6 Apr 11, 2011
2:51 pm

Adam Bell
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One of the requests I get on occasion is to add some support for data input or variables. I've yet to implement anything like this because I'm unsure what all...
4 Apr 11, 2011
1:33 pm

Peter N Lewis
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Just catching up after a long absence, and I see V5 is firming up. Is it too late, Peter, to ask whether a 'Test _one _line (or step) _of _a _macro _at _a...
3 Apr 11, 2011
2:47 am

Jen Cluse
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Hello, I have a small feature request for V5: a built in macro to input text from the user. I currently use an Applescript, but it would be great to have a...
2 Apr 11, 2011
2:39 am

Peter N Lewis
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Can anyone advise me how I just record my mouse clicking and selecting options in a menu? I just cannot seem to get this to work. I have created a movie of...
4 Apr 7, 2011
4:23 pm

felixbird2000
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Is there a straightforward way to generate varying lorem ipsum text using Keyboard Maestro? I've created a macro to insert fixed text but I would rather have...
3 Apr 6, 2011
8:02 pm

nikfrieteb
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This is my first post so be gentle :) First of all I would like to praise this wonderful app. What a joy it is to realize the time you save! Here follows a few...
2 Apr 1, 2011
8:30 am

Peter N Lewis
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Since I upgraded from Keyboard Maestro 3 to version 4.2, I have nothing but trouble with my Photoshop CS4 macros: All my macros with the action "select a...
3 Mar 26, 2011
4:03 pm

alanterra
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Damn Chrome doesn't open a url in new tab exactly like FF :( Can I script something so that when I press CNTRL + click on Chrome it actually does CTRL + SHFT +...
2 Mar 25, 2011
7:22 pm

Christopher Stone
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Hi all, I'll be moving to a new Mac (27" iMac) as my primary workhorse soon and for various reasons want to do a clean install of OS X in order not to carry...
8 Mar 25, 2011
6:57 am

jooosch
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Hi there, because of the aliases issue I use a separate macro group when I'm actually connected to the servers at work that is deactivated by default and can...
3 Mar 23, 2011
2:00 am

Peter N Lewis
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I know that this is KM forum, not Applescript. But is it possible that there is some interaction between KM and AS? I'm trying to use an AS to get KM to hold...
10 Mar 22, 2011
12:38 pm

Christopher Stone
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I've read the previous thread about not being able to select a menu item because the app hasn't created it yet, and while my situation is a little different,...
3 Mar 21, 2011
3:44 pm

Christopher Stone
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Hi there, I just got keyboard maestro set up to help activate the next track and pause features on Pandora and it's working fine. The one problem is that I...
3 Mar 17, 2011
3:31 am

haoqizhang
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Hi ... I am relatively new to Keyboard Maestro and already a huge fan of it. I am working as a translator and use KM to insert certain predefined text...
11 Mar 16, 2011
1:51 am

Peter N Lewis
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I have made a group for using chorded hotkeys. Eg I press Ctrl-Cmd-c to enable the clipboard group for one action, then press 1 to copy to the Clipboard #1. It...
3 Feb 28, 2011
1:30 pm

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I have created a Macro for use with InDesign CS3. It's purpose is to write a PDF of the InDesign document. The macro is vary simple, just one action: Select...
4 Feb 28, 2011
12:45 am

Peter N Lewis
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I don't want to remap the caps lock key but I would like to issue either a Growl or audible warning when it is pressed.Is there any way to capture the caps...
13 Feb 15, 2011
10:25 pm

craiglea123
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I'd like to move Keyboard Maestro to a different machine -- what, besides the app itself should I be moving to have all my macros function?...
4 Feb 15, 2011
9:47 pm

Ralph P. Cohen
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Keyboard Maestro hot key trigger identifies the keypad on a full size Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad differently than the standard number keys. "Key Pad...
1 Feb 12, 2011
6:24 pm

Tim
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I'm not quite sure how to set up a macro to capture a selected area of the screen. I have been using the mac shortcut command-shift-4 to select a ...
9 Feb 7, 2011
8:17 am

David Ferrington
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Hi, Can you tell me why the Import Macros option on the File menu is greyed out? I've just upgraded to KM4 running on Mac OS 10.6.5. I really don't want to...
4 Feb 2, 2011
12:48 pm

gillygx
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I'd support adding a function to create windows whose area is some percentage of the physical screen size, even though I've never needed this function, and...
3 Jan 28, 2011
12:41 am

grenadino2
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I'd like to lookup any highlighted text via a standard contextual menu item - but the text needs to be embedded into a URL and passed to Safari i.e. I...
8 Jan 27, 2011
10:24 pm

Philippe Martin
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A friend suffers from limited cone of vision, like 12 degrees or so and sometimes has a difficult time finding the cursor on his large display. Is there anyway...
7 Jan 26, 2011
5:32 am

Jen Cluse
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It seems like hit or miss for me as to whether or not Keyboard Maestro executes my scripts. Are there any known incompatibilities?...
1 Jan 25, 2011
9:18 pm

motastica
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Hello all. I dig KM. Where are macros saved? I had to erase my Mac's HD and reinstall everything, and there are a few KM macros that i'd love to not have to...
3 Jan 20, 2011
2:59 pm

Adam Bell
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The icon for the palette is rather large and very much in the way. Is there a way to make the palette about a quarter of the size when not being accessed? I...
3 Jan 17, 2011
3:38 pm

Philippe Martin
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Hello, I found an action called "Execute a macro", I noticed it will allow me to repeat. Here is the question. I created a MASTER FARM file which is 4 separate...
2 Jan 17, 2011
6:21 am

Peter N Lewis
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