![]() ![]() If I leave it to the default value, it won’t. This means that as long as I enter anything other than No Entry into the journal dialog, it will be saved. Set the conditions so that If All the Following Are True The Variable Journal Is Not No Entry. This means using a Control Flow action to test that the journal I’ve entered has some value.įrom the Control Flow category, add an If Then Else Action. Now that I’ve got a way to capture a journal entry, I need a way to ensure I don’t journal by mistake. The buttons, OK and Cancel are okay, so other than changing the Title and Prompt I don’t have to do anything. I’ve given it a default value of No Entry which I’ll use later to make sure I’m not accidentally adding journal entries. The only thing I need to get is the journal entry, so click the Plus button under Variables and Default Values and create a variable called Journal. Add a Prompt for User Input from the Variables section. The first thing the macro does is capture the journal entry input. I’ve used the shortcut Command-Shift-, but use whatever you wants. If, like me, you want a more freeform journal, then a Hotkey Trigger is best. If you want to journal at the same time every day, give it an At Time trigger. ![]() Call it something like Quick Journal.įor the trigger, you have a few options. The first step in any journal is to get the actual journal entry. The macro is also customisable so I can have a new text file for every day, week or even month. The way the macro works, if I create another entry the same day, it will be added to the same text file. When I press a keyboard shortcut, I’m prompted to create a journal entry. In this tutorial I’ll create a journalling macro. It’s $36 but there’s a free trial so you can check it out before committing. Working With Text in Keyboard Maestro: Part 2įor obvious reasons, you will need a copy of Keyboard Maestro.Working With Text in Keyboard Maestro: Part 1.Using Palettes to Improve Keyboard Shortcuts in Keyboard Maestro.Using Keyboard Maestro to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts.While these tutorials aren’t required reading, they will help you see how all the different functions of Keyboard Maestro can be combined. Keyboard Maestro III: Situational Triggersįinally, I’ve also shown you some specific functions in Keyboard Maestro.Keyboard Maestro II: Launching Apps Intelligently.You will also find the tutorial easier to follow if you’ve read my five part introductory series that covers the basics of Keyboard Maestro: Working With Files in Keyboard Maestro: Part 2.Working With Files in Keyboard Maestro: Part 1.To get the most from this tutorial, you need to have read the two previous tutorials in this series: In this tutorial I'll show you how a macro can create and write to text files. I started by building a macro that takes a group of files and renames them as a sequence before moving on and exploring how to trigger macros using folders. In the previous two tutorials in this series I've shown you some of the ways Keyboard Maestro can interact with files. ![]()
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