Macro Express Pro Quick Start Guide PDF

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Macro Express Pro Quick Start Guide Macro Express is a utility designed to help you automate repetitive computer tasks. This guide will explain a few basic concepts of Macro Express that may help you better understand the program. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Starting Macro Express After installing the program, click on Start | Programs and open the folder that you chose for the shortcut (normally Macro Express). Click on the Macro Express Pro shortcut to start the program. If you selected to put Macro Express in your StartUp folder during the installation process, Macro Express will load each time you start your computer. You can choose to have the program run in hidden mode or place an icon in the System Tray. Click on Options | Preferences | Appearance to make your selection. If running in hidden mode, the default hotkey is CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+W to activate the program window. Player and Editor Macro Express is split into two parts known as the Macro Express Player and the Macro Express Editor. The Macro Express Player is what executes the macros and it must be running in order for macros to play back. The Macro Express Editor is the tool used to create the macros. When you run Macro Express, you are really running the Macro Player. By default, the Macro Editor will also run when you start Macro Express, but this can be changed so that it does not run automatically. The Macro Editor cannot be run by itself. By default, the Macro Express Player shows up as an icon in the system tray. From this icon you can invoke the Macro Express Editor or shut down the Macro Express Player. You can optionally set the Macro Express Player to be completely hidden so that no icon shows in the system tray. With this option set, you would need to use the "System Hot Keys" to invoke the editor or terminate the program. Macros A macro is a script containing commands that automate computer tasks. Each command performs one step, such as moving the mouse, launching a program or entering keystrokes. There are several ways within the Macro Express Editor to create a macro. Using the Quick Wizards or Capture are the easiest. The Quick Wizards ask a series of questions and build a macro for you. To Capture a macro, you start the Capture, enter your keystrokes and mouse movements, and then stop the Capture process. You can use the Scripting Editor or Direct Editor for more control in writing your macro. Macro Activation Once written, a macro needs an action to cause it to play back. This might be a combination of keystrokes, a mouse click in a certain area of the screen or a macro may launch when a program starts up. Files Macro Express allows you to create multiple files of macros. When installing the program, two macro files are also installed. They are samples.mex and macex.mex. The samples.mex file contains a number of sample macros that you can look at or use for reference. It is recommended that you not use this as your default file to create and store macros. The other file, macex.mex, is where you can save macros that you create. Or you can create a new macro file for this purpose by clicking on File | New Macro File from the Macro Explorer window within the Macro Express Editor. The program title bar displays the macro file name and path of the file you currently have opened. Converting from prior versions of Macro Express

Some preferences are not transferred from prior versions of Macro Express. You will need to configure Macro Express Pro by clicking Options | Preferences in the Macro Express Editor. Read the help topic “Upgrading from v3.x” in the Macro Express help for more information. More Information Macro Express contains extensive help. Access the help by clicking on the Help menu from within the Macro Express Editor....