Tim has also written an on/off toggle macro in Keyboard Maestro which comes in handy. I’m also told that it works with Obsidian and Slack. In addition to working with the above-mentioned apps, I can confirm that it also works with iA Writer. So far, I’ve successfully used Grammarly in Mail, Notes, Pages, Keynote, Drafts, and Ulysses. It’s great that it’s arrived and is so widely supported! This is something I’ve been wanting for years. With the recent addition of Grammarly Desktop 44, Grammarly can now be used in many native Mac apps. I didn’t realize that Grammarly now has a desktop app for Mac until I ran across this post by timstringer on the Mac Power Users forum Bartender / I’ve written about Bartender here.PopClip / I’ve written about PopClip here.Keyboard Maestro / I’ve written about Keyboard Maestro here.Alfred / I’ve written about Alfred here. iPad Air 4th generation with Magic Keyboard and Trackpad and Magic Mouse 2.2021 24” M1 iMac with Touch ID Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Trackpad.So, now I have a new 2021 24” M1 iMac base model with the Touch ID Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse. I missed the automation that I developed in apps like Keyboard Maestro, Alfred, and Hazel. I’ve moved back to the Mac for most of my work and the M1 is a big part of why, of course, but not the whole story. At the same time, I was wondering if I’d ever use a Mac again since Apple was in the middle of a five-year period in which it had ignored the Mac. I wanted to learn the best ways to use it and forcing myself to make it my main computing device was the way to do that. I find that writing this out helps me better evaluate the apps that best fit my workflows.įor the last 7 months, I’ve been using an iPad as my main computer. It’s the time of year that I evaluate the apps that I’ve been using and decide which apps I will use for the coming year. I’ve been launching and hiding apps with keyboard shortcuts for as long as I can remember.Ģ022 is nearly here. Launch your favorite Mac apps with keyboard shortcuts | Keyboard Maestro – ldstephens Launch your favorite Mac apps with keyboard shortcuts using Alfred – ldstephens What Joe is writing about here isn’t new but it’s worth mentioning again for those of you who aren’t using keyboard shortcuts to launch and hide apps on your Mac.īack in 2017, I wrote about how you can do this with either Alfred or Keyboard Maestro. Not everyone knows about this feature, but on your Mac, you can Hide/Unhide an application from the menu bar. Second, hiding/unhiding applications is superior to minimizing/un-minimizing windows or quitting/opening applications. So, the more time you can spend with your hands on the keyboard without switching between input tools, the better. It has more keys (most of the time) and it’s much quicker to move your fingers from key to key than it is to move your entire hand to the mouse and move the cursor. What I’m proposing is this: you should set up keyboard hotkeys that allow you to navigate from app to app.įirst, the keyboard is a superior input device to the mouse. Published first to Medium – October 23, 2023 So, if you’re a Ulysses user, don’t hesitate to give this shortcut a try. This setup has significantly boosted my Ulysses journaling experience, making it quick, efficient and uniform. That’s it! To keep my entries consistent, I created two Keyboard Maestro text snippets:įor Monthly Journal Headings: 2023–10: Monthly Journalįor New Entry Headings: 23 October 2023 02:58 PM Position Selection: It then asks where you’d like to position the text within the sheet, whether at the beginning or end. Format Selection: Next, it allows you to choose the format for your entry, whether it’s plain text, markdown, or HTML.ģ. Input Prompt: It starts by prompting you for the text you want to enter.Ģ. So, here’s a Shortcut I hacked together for the Mac:ġ. I wanted to be able to add journal entries swiftly, without the need to navigate through Ulysses menus. Not only am I using it for my regular writing, but I’ve also adopted it for my Monthly Journal. This post is for Ulysses enthusiasts! I’ve recently found a way to speedup my journaling workflow within Ulysses.
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