Type the Section Sign Keystroke

Questions & Suggestions
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Is there help for what the different options under the Keystroke command do or can do?
Why would Section Sign be something that is listed is that a useful command for something? I only found one post where that was even referenced in the forums.

Keystroke%20Options

Similarly, what is JIS Yen, JIS Underscore, JIS Key Pad Comma etc. used for?

I looked on the Hot Key Trigger Wiki
https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Type_a_Keystroke

and searched
https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Actions?do=search&id=Actions&sf=1&q="section+sign"

Really cool I didn't realize you could send actins to background applications in v8 I missed that cool function!

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I’d say the Section sign is useful in the same way that Caps Lock is: You’d rarely want to use it in practice so you could map something else to it.

In the case of Caps Lock many people simulate the Escape key with it.

I use Cmd+Section to switch windows in an app. I use Section in my terminal emulator (x3270) for something specific to the emulator.

I can’t comment on the Japanese keystrokes.

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As an attorney, I use the section sign all the time. I have a symbol keyboard shortcut setup in Microsoft Word, but using it anywhere else would be pain without this keystroke option.

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Presumably along with the paragraph symbol, wherever that is on the keyboard. :slight_smile:

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So, are you actually pressing CMD+OPT+6 to get this ⌘§ ?

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On my (UK) keyboard it’s showing above the tab key - on the Upper West Side. :slight_smile:

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Wow! I would never have guessed that the UK KB is different from the US KB.
But it is:

UK KB
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US KB
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Curious that this article does NOT identify that difference:
Differences Between the US and UK Computer Keyboard

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I wonder if option+6 § does it on a UK keyboard.

Thanks for the posts everyone, I look forward to any insight on the JIS stuff and why that made the list.

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Yes. It does. At least on this Logitech iPad one.