Create a new macro

To create a macro by recording keyboard and mouse activities:

1. Under the menu "Script", select the item "New Macro Wizard" to launch the wizard for a new macro.
2. If recording is selected, the parameters dialog will appear to ask you to set options for recording.
3. Click OK to start recording.
4. When the recording starts out, you can perform the activities or tasks that you want to script. During the recording process, Macro Expert will track keyboard events and mouse events, and then turn these actions into Macro Expert steps.
5. Either pressing the hot key of Stop or clicking the Stop button on the progress window to abort the capture process and save the actions.

To create a blank macro

1. Under the menu "Script", select the item "Create Blank Macro".
2. On the "Properties", specify the name of the macro, hot-key for playback, and other properties.
3. Click OK to place the macro into the macro list.
4. Right-click the macro, and select the item "Edit" to launch Macro Script Editor for adding the actions.

Dialog of recording options:

Macro name
The name will appear in the macro list, it should be short but descriptive so you can quickly know what the macro does.

Description
Description for the macro.

Hot key for playback
Assign a hotkey to the macro, it is a convenient way to run the macro. Put the cursor into the field, and press the combination of the hotkey to retrieve the key.

Repeat playback times
Specifies how many times the macro should be played when the key combination is pressed.

Clear hotkey
Clear the hot key.

Record keystrokes
All the keystroke will be tracked and translated into Macro Expert actions, but the delay between two keystrokes will not be recorded.

Save time interval between two keystokes
Record the delay of between two keystroke sequences.

Record mouse actions
All the mouse actions except movements will be tracked and recorded.

Record mouse movements
Capture the mouse movements and store them.

Start recording immediately after clicking OK button.
Start the recording process at once, otherwise you should resume the process manually.

Show/Hide options
Show or hide the options, hiding options gives you a compact interface.

Notes:

If you have selected "Fill properties after finished recording." check box in the Record tab under the Options dialog, the new macro dialog will open after you finished recording. In this case, the last recording parameters will be used.