Text Tokens
Text Tokens allow you to add information to text fields. You can insert text tokens into a field using the Insert Token popup near the field.
The available text tokens include the following:
- %Variable%Variable Name%
- the value of the variable, see the Variables section.
- %Calculate%1+2%
- perform a calculation and use the result, see the Calculations section.
- %CurrentClipboard%
- the text of the current clipboard.
- %PastClipboard%1%
- the text of a past clipboard.
- %NamedClipboard%Clipboard Name%
- the text of a named clipboard.
- %LongDate%
- the current date in long format.
- %ShortDate%
- the current date in short format.
- %NumberDate%
- the current date in numeric format.
- %LongTime%
- the current time with seconds.
- %ShortTime%
- the current time without seconds.
- %ICUDateTime%EEE, MMM d, yyyy%
- the current date and time in any ICU data format.
- %UserName%
- the current user name.
- %UserLoginID%
- the current user login id.
- %MacName%
- the current Mac name.
- %MacIPAddress%
- the current Mac IP Address.
- %AddressBook%Name%
- your AddressBook name.
- %AddressBook%First%
- your AddressBook first name.
- %AddressBook%Last%
- your AddressBook last name.
- %AddressBook%Nickname%
- your AddressBook nickname.
- %AddressBook%Organization%
- your AddressBook organization.
- %CurrentApplication%
- the name of the current application.
- %LastApplication%
- the name of the last (previous) application.
- %FrontWindowPosition%
- the position of the front window.
- %FrontWindowSize%
- the size of the front window.
- %FrontWindowFrame%
- the frame of the front window.
- %FrontWindowName%
- the name of the front window.
- %CurrentMouse%
- the current mouse location.
- %Screen%Main%
- the frame of the main screen.
- %Screen%2%
- the frame of the second screen.
- %SystemVolume%
- the current system volume.
- %CurrentTrack%name%
- the current iTunes track name.
- %CurrentTrack%artist%
- the current iTunes track artist.
- %CurrentTrack%album%
- the current iTunes track album.
- %CurrentTrack%ratingstars%
- the current iTunes song rating.
- %ExecutingMacro%
- the name of the currently executing macro.
- %ExecutingMacroGroup%
- the name of the macro group containing the currently executing macro.
To include a percent in your text, simple double the percent (%%).
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