MACRO: Abbreviation-Based Web Searches

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@griffman

This would also be something of a nightmare to implement, especially with automation where a user might not have on the clipboard what they think they have on the clipboard. Given you can use the clipboard by pressing Command-V in the input box already, that's easy enough access to the clipboard for me.

Yes, but what if the user has some text selected and then launches your shortcut? That would be a more intentional user step and be very handy. (This would be in the spirit of PopClip for Mac.)

I use that approach in a shortcut I created and use many times a day (and even while typing this post ): Augment or Filter Text

More recently, I added that feature to Log It. If you are interested, the logic might be easier to follow in that macro.