How to change the "scope" for an existing Macro?

[DanThomas]

@Ward

Ah, well, we now have a discussion topic in case someone searches for "change scope."

Trust me, someone will need it.

By the way, if you actually need a macro in more than one group, you can of course duplicate it, but you can also just reference it with an "Execute a Macro" action. And this macro can help with that:

MACRO: Make Macro Alias

MACRO: Make Macro Alias Make Macro Alias.v1.0.kmmacros (33.6 KB) [Moderator's Note: This is now a native feature in KM 8+: Create a Macro Alias by any of these: ⌘L, Menu Edit > Make Alias, Drag/Drop with ⌘⌥ to another Macro Group.] Sometimes I have a Macro in one group, and I want it in another group also. Usually this is because I want it on more than one Palette, or I want to have it on a Palette, yet give it a hotkey that works even if the Palette isn't visible. I don't like duplicat…