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The Keyboard Maestro menu contains menu items relating to the Keyboard Maestro application as a whole.

The About Keyboard Maestro command in the Keyboard Maestro menu displays the About Keyboard Maestro window.

The Purchase Keyboard Maestro command in the Keyboard Maestro menu lets you purchase Keyboard Maestro online.

The Register Keyboard Maestro command in the Keyboard Maestro menu displays the serial number entry window allowing you to enter your username (email address) and serial number. Make sure you enter them exactly as sent to you.

The Check For Updates command in the Keyboard Maestro menu checks to see if there are any updates to Keyboard Maestro and offers to download and install them if there are.

The Preferences command in the Keyboard Maestro menu displays the Preferences window.

The Services command in the Keyboard Maestro menu is used to perform Mac OS X Services which are shared functions available across multiple applications. You can learn more about Mac OS X Services from your Mac OS X documentation, and you can install new services which will work with Keyboard Maestro. Keyboard Maestro includes full support for Services, so relevant Services on your system are available in Keyboard Maestro.

The Hide Keyboard Maestro command in the Keyboard Maestro menu will hide the Keyboard Maestro application and all its windows. Click on Keyboard Maestro's Dock icon or choose Show All to show Keyboard Maestro again.

The Hide Others command in the Keyboard Maestro menu will hide all other applications. Choose Show All to show them again.

The Show All command in the Keyboard Maestro menu will show all hidden applications.

The Quit Keyboard Maestro command in the Keyboard Maestro menu will Quit Keyboard Maestro. the Keyboard Maestro Engine will remain running and all enabled Keyboard Maestro features will continue to operate (unless you have specifically quit the Keyboard Maestro Engine).

The File menu is where you import or export Macros or launch or quit the Keyboard Maestro Engine.

The Close Window command in the File menu closes the front window.

The Export Macros command in the File menu exports the selected macros to a file that you can share with others. If you create any interesting macros, please consider sending them to us and we will make them available on our web site.

The Import Macros command in the File menu lets you select a saved macro file and imports the macros it contains.

The Quit Engine command in the File menu lets you quit the Keyboard Maestro Engine. The Keyboard Maestro Engine performs all the Macro, Program Switcher, Window Switcher and Clipboard Switcher functions even while Keyboard Maestro itself is not running. It is launched automatically as a Startup Item when you login (assuming you have enabled that in the Preferences window). If you quit the Keyboard Maestro Engine these functions will no longer operate. This menu item only exists while the Keyboard Maestro Engine is running.

The Launch Engine command in the File menu lets you start the Keyboard Maestro Engine manually. The Keyboard Maestro Engine performs all the Macro, Program Switcher, Window Switcher and Clipboard Switcher functions even while Keyboard Maestro itself is not running. It is launched automatically as a Startup Item when you login (assuming you have not disabled that in the Preferences window) or any time you launch Keyboard Maestro. If it is not running for any reason you can start it manually with this command. This menu item only exists while the Keyboard Maestro Engine is not running.

The Edit menu contains menu items relating to text and selections.

The Undo command in the Edit menu undoes the previous command. Most operations in Keyboard Maestro cannot be undone, so use caution.

The Redo command in the Edit menu redoes the previous undone command. Most operations in Keyboard Maestro cannot be undone, so use caution.

The Cut command in the Edit menu copies the current selection to the system clipboard and then deletes the selection.

The Copy command in the Edit menu copies the current selection to the system clipboard.

The Paste command in the Edit menu pastes the current system clipboard into the current selection.

The Clear command in the Edit menu deletes the current selection.

The Select All command in the Edit menu selects all text or items.

The Window menu contains menu items relating to windows.

The Minimize Window command in the Window menu minimizes the front window.

The Zoom command in the Window menu zooms the front window.

The Bring All to Front command in the Window menu brings all Keyboard Maestro windows to the front.

The Help menu contains menu items relating to Help.

The Keyboard Maestro Help command in the Help menu takes you to Help Viewer and displays the Keyboard Maestro local documentation.

The Online Documentation command in the Help menu takes you to the Keyboard Maestro web site and displays the documentation.

The Keyboard Maestro Web Site command in the Help menu takes you to the Keyboard Maestro web site.

The Stairways Software Web Site command in the Help menu takes you to the Stairways Software web site.

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