How to run a macro in the backround while user is typing into a prompt

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I have a helper macro that introduces a noticeable delay into my main macro. (The helper grabs and formats information from the clipboard.)

My main macro involves a user prompt, and I'd like to run the helper macro while the user is typing into the prompt, so that the short delay is eliminated from the user's perspective. I've tried the techniques below but with no luck. Any suggestions for how to do this? ("Background" the clipboard macro, or run it in parallel to the user prompt.)

  • Run the other macro with a pause before the prompt to see if the main macro will continue during the pause (no, the main macro also remains paused)
  • Run both on the same hotkey (no, only one macro can run off the hotkey)
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Run the other macro using the Execute a Macro action with the asynchronous option.

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Thank you, exactly what I needed!