Click this button will create a new macro file. The new file will contain default macros and hot keys used by MiniMacro. Since they are a neccessary part of MiniMacro's functionality, these default items can not be deleted or renamed.
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[b]Save []button
Click this button to save an open macro file.
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[b]Save As[]button
Click this button to save an open macro file. Once clicked, you will be offered a Save File dialog box. Use this dialog to rename the current file.
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[b]Open []button
Click this button to open macro file. Once clicked, you will be offered a Open File dialog box. Use this dialog to load a macro file not listed in the File Tree below.
Files that are already listed below can be opened simply by left-clicking the file name with the mouse.
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[b]Delete []button
Click this button to delete the currently selected macro. This action is also available when you right-click a macro that is highlighted in the HotKeys/Macro Name list below.
[b]Note[]: Macros used by MiniMacro can not be deleted.
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[b]Configuration []button
Click this button to display a drop-down of MiniMacro settings. From the drop-down you can make selections that affect the way MiniMacro functions.
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[b]Execute 1 []button
Click this button to execute a user-defined command. Generally, that command will launch an application, like [b]Windows' Notepad or Calculator[].
If MiniMacro is minimized the hotkey [b]Alt+1[] will produce the same result.
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[b]Execute 2 []button
Click this button to execute a user-defined command. Generally, that command will launch an application, like [b]Windows' Notepad or Calculator[].
If MiniMacro is minimized the hotkey [b]Alt+2[] will produce the same result.
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[b]Execute 3 []button
Click this button to execute a user-defined application. If MiniMacro is minimized, the hotkey Alt+3 will produce the same result.
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[b]Execute "a" []button
Click this button to display the Launch Panel. From the Launch Panel you can select as many as three applications or commands to execute with a button press.
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[b]Snipper []button
Click this button to launch MiniMacro's clipboard utility. MiniMacro's Snipper is a stand-alone application; use it even when MiniMacro is not running.
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[b]Typing Area []button
Click this button to hide or show the typing area, which is located below. You can use the [b]Typing Area[] to record keystroke macros without leaving MiniMacro's work environment.
Click the [b]Clear[] button to erase the contents of the Typing Area.
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[b]Go []button
Click this button to start a recording session.
Steps in a macro recording session are:
[b]1 - []Start recording by clicking the [b]Go[] button
[b]2 - []Record the desired keystrokes
[b]3 - []Stop recording by clicking the [b]Stop[] button
[b]4 - []Select a hotkey combination from the HotKeys field.
[b]5 - []Assign the macro to the hotkey by clicking the [b]Assign Macro[] button.
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[b]Hot Key Field[]
From this field select a hotkey. Do so by typing the desired keystrokes. This field will display the desired keys. If a key combination is not available, typing in this field will scroll to the nearest match.
MiniMacro has over 700 key combinations from which to choose.
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[b]Macro Name Field[]
In this field type a short description of the newly-recorded macro.
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[b]Assign []button
Click this button to commit the macro to memory. This is the last step in the recording cycle. Once this button is clicked, the macro is inserted into the list below and is ready to run.
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[b]Cancel []button
Click this button to abort the assignment process. Once this button is clicked, the assignment fields are cleared and the macro process is reset. Unassigned macros are discarded.
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[b]HotKeys/Macro Name Area[]
This area displays the macros contained in the file selected in the Available Files Area on the left.
You can rename a macro, change its hotkey, or delete a macro with a popup menu. Display the popup menu by right-clicking a selected macro.
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[b]Available Files Area[]
This area shows the available macro files in a given directory. Click a listed file item to display the macros it contains in the list on the right.
[b]Note: When MiniMacro is closed, the path of the last-opened file is written to disk. When MiniMacro is reopened the last opened file becomes the current file.
If MiniMacro finds more than one macro file (*.mcr) in a selected directory, it will list all the files in that directory and display them here.[]
You can rename a file by pressing F2 when the file is selected. Right-click in this area to display the File Menu popup.
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[b]Clear[] button
Click this button to clear the Typing Area
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[b]Typing Area[]
Use this area to record a macro without leaving MiniMarcro's working environment.