Changing the scope of macro

Every named macro can be restricted to play when a specified window exists. In some cases this is necessary for ensuring the macro's actions to perform right.

To change the scope of macro:

1. Click on the Macro Explorer tab.
2. Select the macro that you want to change.
3. Click the tool button "Property" to open the property dialog. Alternatively, you also can right-click the macro and select "Property" under the context menu, and then click the "Scope" tab.

The scope of macro dialog:

Window caption
Finds the window by the caption of windows.

Window class
Finds the window by the class name of windows.

Caption/class name must match exactly
Specifies whether to search for whole caption/class name matches.

Window state
The visual state of the specific window, it can be Minimize, Maximize and Normal.

Left of window
The x-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specific window.

Top of window
The y-coordinate of the upper-left corner of the specific window.

Width of window
The x-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the specific window.

Height of window
The y-coordinate of the lower-right corner of the specific window.

This macro will apply to all windows.
Specifies whether to search for a specific window that is existed before playing the macro.

Notes:

• You might use the instruction "Wait for a window" to get the same effect.
• With the option "This macro will apply to all windows." checked, the macro will run immediately without a window existing or not.