Introduction to Macro Software
Macro software plays an important role in modern life. But most of you don't know what it is, and how it works. Here is a basic introduction to the software.
The macro software is a powerful utility that collects of several separate applications, all working together to act like one cohesive unit. It is designed for automating the tasks that you perform repeatedly or on a regular basis. The primary purpose of the software is to simplify and make your life and job easier. So if your jobs are plodding and repetitive, you can free from them by using the macro program.
Before you use the software, you should be familiar with the basic usage for macro software.
What's a macro? It is an essential concept you need to know first. A macro is a set of keystrokes, mouse actions and instructions that are recorded, saved, edited. The recorded keystrokes, mouse actions and instructions can be played back (executed) in further. In other words, a macro is a series of commands, keyboard or mouse actions that are recorded to perform a given task automatically when a certain key is pressed or a certain command is entered. These tasks can be something simple from typing your email address into a site to something more complex such as transferring data between two applications.
Knowing what a macro is, you can now create a macro. The macro software allows you to create macros in two ways. The most common method is to create a macro by recording keystroke and mouse activities. When the recording starts out, you can perform the activities or tasks that you want to script. During the recording process, the macro program will track keyboard events and mouse events, and then turn these actions into macro steps. When finished, you stop the recording and save the macro. The other method is to create a blank macro by editing manually. You open the script editor and inset the action list you need, and then you can edit the script for a macro manually. Later, you can use macro editor to modify existing macros and remove unwanted mouse moves or delays and optimize the performance even further. Of course, for the recorded macros, you can use the macro editor to further customize and fine-tune it.
For macro software, there are two ways to play a macro, regular playing and quick playing. For the regular playing, using hotkeys or keywords to replay recorded macros is a simple one. You can specify a hotkey or keyword for a macro, and press the hotkey or keyword to play back it when you want to perform the macro task. The quick playing differs from the regular playing. That means you can schedule or trigger a macro. Scheduling a macro is an ideal way to perform a task automatically without your supervision. You can schedule it to run at a specific time it is convenient for you; or you can schedule it to launch periodically (daily, weekly or monthly). Alternatively, you can launch a macro based on one or more system events. Whenever, a system event occurred and a macro has been triggered with it, the macro will be launched automatically.
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