Keyboard Maestro?

I am looking for a keyboard-shortcut program. I want something that will activate pull-down menus and click-boxes in MS Word. Word's own macros don't operate these functions. QuiKeys would, but we do not know it will work with future versions of the Mac OS. I have come across an application named "Keyboard Maestro." I do not know anything about it. I wonder if it would operate Word's pull-down menus and click-boxes. Does anyone know?


And, it Keyboard Maestro does operate pull-down menus and click-boxes, will it continue operating with OS 10.15?

Mac mini, macOS 10.13

Posted on Mar 19, 2019 9:20 AM

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Posted on Apr 15, 2019 3:35 PM

I can recommend Keyboard Maestro as one of the finest pieces of software ever written for Mac. I've use it for over 8 years. If you follow the Mac Geek Gab podcasters, you'll regularly hear them give unqualified praise for Keyboard Maestro.


As to your specific, there's no problem moving using KM to move the pointer around on the screen and left-click or right-click, etc.

Here are some tips for this. First, bear in mind that, if Word is opened at different locations on the display, using pointer movement commands won't be easy to do. Second, get the CursorCoordinates app (You may not need it, but it is invaluable if you do need it). Third, I always start this type of macro by first moving the pointer to the "Apple Menu" on the "Menu Bar" by having KM type the Ctrl-F2 keystroke, then I type a series of right arrows, down arrows, etc. until I get where I want within the menus and submenus, then I have KM do a right-click of the mouse.

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Apr 15, 2019 3:35 PM in response to R_55a

I can recommend Keyboard Maestro as one of the finest pieces of software ever written for Mac. I've use it for over 8 years. If you follow the Mac Geek Gab podcasters, you'll regularly hear them give unqualified praise for Keyboard Maestro.


As to your specific, there's no problem moving using KM to move the pointer around on the screen and left-click or right-click, etc.

Here are some tips for this. First, bear in mind that, if Word is opened at different locations on the display, using pointer movement commands won't be easy to do. Second, get the CursorCoordinates app (You may not need it, but it is invaluable if you do need it). Third, I always start this type of macro by first moving the pointer to the "Apple Menu" on the "Menu Bar" by having KM type the Ctrl-F2 keystroke, then I type a series of right arrows, down arrows, etc. until I get where I want within the menus and submenus, then I have KM do a right-click of the mouse.

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