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

[Ward]

I created a Macro in my Safari group, Now I’d like to have that Macro available in Firefox and Chrome.

I can also imagine wanting to change the scope of a Macro from a single application to all applications.

I’ve poked around the Editor and searched the Help, and I can’t find a way to change the “scope” (set of applications) for an existing Macro.

[DanThomas]

The scope is defined at the Group level. So select a group, and that’s where you change it, add more Applications to the “Available in These Applications” settings.

Let us know if you more information, because there are other ways to accomplish these things, depending on the type of macros

[JMichaelTX]

@Ward

I created a Macro in my Safari group, Now I'd like to have that Macro available in Firefox and Chrome.

As Dan said, you set the macro scope, which KM calls "availability", at the Macro Group level.

FYI, I have several Groups to manage my macros used with various web browsers:

• Browsers -- set to be available in all web browsers (each one added separately)
  
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• Safari
• Chrome
• Firefox

[Ward]

I understand how macro scope is set in the Groups list. And I have the same four groups as @JMichaelTX.

Earlier, when I realized I wanted to expand the scope of my Safari macro, my first attempt was a simple drag-n-drop. When that didn’t seem to work, I looked elsewhere.

While composing this reply, I again tried drag-n-drop … and it worked!

• Mouse down on the macro name.
• Move the mouse cursor over the destination group (Browsers).
• Release the mouse.

I don’t know why the first drag-n-drop didn’t work for me. Ah, well, we now have a discussion topic in case someone searches for “change scope.”

[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…

[cfriend]

@DanThomas

reference it with an "Execute a Macro" action.

This is my preferred method.

[Ward]

Having a single instance of a macro is a huge win, and Make Macro Alias is another win.

Thanks, @DanThomas

[DanThomas]

Thanks. I forgot I also posted this:

MACRO: Copy Macro as "Execute a Macro"

Copy Macro as an "Execute a Macro" Action UPDATED v1.1: Pasted action now defaults to "With Parameter". You can change this default, if you want. Copy Macro as Execute Macro.v1.1.kmmacros (27.3 KB) Copies a Macro to the clipboard, ready to be pasted in as an "Execute a Macro" action. Think about it for a minute. Instead of the following workflow: Insert an "Execute a Macro" action. Click the pop-up menu button. Look around the list, trying to find the macro you want to execute. Forgetting wh…