How to- If no text selected do A, if any text selected do B

[JMichaelTX]

@troy

If no text is highlighted, the system doesn't copy 'nothing' and the clipboard remains in it's previous state.

@troy

Very simple, base it on the copy menu being available or not.

I'm not sure how reliable using the "Copy" menu item is. For example, right now in Chrome, it is available and enabled, even though I do not have anything selected.

You can also use the function:CLIPBOARDSEED [Keyboard Maestro Wiki] to detect if the Clipboard has been changed after a COPY command.

Here's a macro that uses this approach:

How to Detect When Clipboard Has Changed [Example]

MACRO:   [CB] How to Detect When Clipboard Has Changed [Example] ~~~ VER: 1.1    2016-08-31 ~~~ [image] 2016-08-31 18:14 CT (Wed) DOWNLOAD: [CB] How to Detect When Clipboard Has Changed [Example].kmmacros (8.3 KB) You may also be interested in this, shown below: Pause Until Clipboard Has Changed ReleaseNotes Author.@JMichaelTX USE CASE: Used to determine IF the user had made a selection PRIOR to running a macro If you use "⌘C" in a "Type a Keystroke" Action, it will return immedately, r…