Not only is it mind-numbing, but it also leaves the opportunity for error if you don’t copy the formula down to exactly the correct cells. Let me know what you think of this macro setup, and what questions, if any, you have for using it.One of the more tedious tasks in Excel is to copy a formula down an entire column of a report. These type of hacks or actions are another example of how Mac automation tools can save clicking and performing redundant tasks. And there’s the clipboard manager feature in Alfred that you will want to use if you do a lot copying and pasting on your Mac. I’ve also written another article about copying items to a single bin in iClip using a similar Keyboard Maestro macro.
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IClip is available in the Mac App Store for $14.99. Items can be labeled, moved or copied to between sets, and exported and archived for later use. IClip is a powerful clipboard manager that I access for saved URLs, snippets of text, and copied images. IClip stays parked on the left side of my desktop, which makes it easy to click and paste items in the bins into another application. I can also create a new clipping set or use an existing set to save clippings in iClip for future use. The great thing about using the iClip manager (affiliate link) is that it allows for adding hotkeys for over a dozen actions, including switching clipping sets, showing and hiding the iClip window, and copying all saved text in a set to the system clipboard.įor my automatic copy macro, I have created a Temporary clipping set in iClip that I switch to copy my temporary clippings when I’m using the KM action. That way I could leave the macro enabled all the time. If I used this action regularly, I would trigger the macro with both the mouse release click while also holding down a selected modifier key. So this solution is most useful for when I have lots of text to copy. Now if you notice how I trigger this action, I can’t leave this macro enabled because if I do Keyboard Maestro will trigger the keystroke each time I click and release on my trackpad. Related article.Seven Other BTT Features for Making Finger Gesture Actions More Powerful The macro triggers a Command+Option+C hotkey, which places the selected text in an iClip bin. When I want to copy several items of text, I use a Keyboard Maestro macro that automatically copies selected text when I release my right-thumb off the trackpad. The following might be a better solution using the automation application, Keyboard Maestro and the clipboard manager, iClip. But PopClip can only save one clipping at a time to the System Clipboard. You could use the menu bar utility, PopClip, to copy and paste between applications, and that works great-no hotkeys to click. Well there are a few ways to reduce the clicking.
You want a faster way, with less clicking.
After repeating these steps several times, you may start getting annoyed. You probably first select the text, click Command+C to copy the text switch to the next application, and then click Command+V to paste the text. I know…I know, hotkeys are supposed to be a faster than using the cursor for triggering computer actions, but with Mac automation tools, hotkeys and menu items don’t always need to be manually clicked.Ĭase and point: Say you need to copy and paste several pieces of text from one application to another. Nothing waste more time on the computer in my view than punching hotkeys.
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