![]() ![]() The reason it won't work is obvious once you think about it: you switch away to another app, then Keyboard Maestro switches back to Word to save. I learned this one the hard way with another app. Couldn't we tell Keyboard Maestro to use the menu item for Word, even after Word is no longer the front-most app? Saving your document while you are using Word is great, but what happens when you switch to another app? If you have been editing that Word document for at least a minute, it should have saved a recent copy, but wouldn't it be great if you could save every time you switched away from Word?īut how? Obviously once we have switched away from Word, pressing ⌘ + S isn't going to save the current word document. Auto-Save Microsoft Word when you switch to another app The only downside to this is that if you are navigating through Microsoft Word's menus at the same time that the macro runs, the menu will close, but the same problem will occur if we tell our macro to use the menu item File » Save. So I recommend having Keyboard Maestro use keyboard shortcuts when it makes sense to do so. However, ⌘ + S is perfectly clear, and it should prevent the macro from causing any problems if I happen to be typing when it runs. Most times I prefer to have Keyboard Maestro use the file menu, rather than keyboard shortcuts, because it's easier to understand what the macro is doing when I'm reviewing them in Keyboard Maestro. ![]() You can do this one of two ways in Keyboard Maestro:Ĭhoose the menu item "Save" under the "File" menu, or The second is the action which actually saves the document. After awhile, that might get annoying, but I suggest using it until you get used to the idea, as it will help reinforce the fact that the macro is actually running. The first is a notification which will appear and inform the user that the macro is running. Next we get to the actions section, and I included two here, although many people might choose to delete one of them. ![]() Screenshot of Keyboard Maestro conditions ![]()
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