Tutorial - Hot Key

In this exercise we'll create a macro assigned to a hot key. From the Macro Express Explorer menu click on Macros | Add Macro. A new window should appear titled Add Macro. Hot Key should already be selected and the blinking cursor should be in the edit box. If the cursor is not in the edit box, click on the edit box with the mouse to place it there.

Next, hold down the CTRL key, the SHIFT key and the T key all at the same time and then release them. CTRL+SHIFT+T should appear in the edit box. This is the hot key we will define for the macro. We can choose to create the macro by entering the macro command directly or by using a scripting editor. For this exercise click on the Direct Editor button. Other methods to create macros are to use one of the Quick Wizards or capture (record) a macro. These options will be reviewed in other sections.

Clicking on the Direct Editor button will activate the Direct Editor pane. In the Macro Text field, type in your address. Next click on the Properties tab. In the Nickname box, enter "My Address". Then click on the Scope Tab and make sure Global is checked. Global is the default option. Then click on File | Save to save your macro. Click on the Macro Explorer button to see your newly defined macro, My Address, added to the list of available macros.

To test out the macro, let's run the notepad program. (To run notepad, click on Start | Run from the bottom left of the computer screen, enter notepad and click the OK button.) Once notepad is running, hold down the CTRL key, the SHIFT key and the letter T. Then release all the keys. Your address should type out into the notepad program.