How do I get Macro Express to open minimized?

How do I get Macro Express to open minimized? I don’t want the Editor to load up when I start my computer or run Macro Express. For Macro Express 3 click on Options | Preferences | StartUp. Uncheck “Start Editor on startup of Macro Express”. For Macro Express 5 and Macro Express Pro click on […]

How do I run a batch file with Macro Express?

You should be able to do this by using the “Program Launch” command. After clicking on the Browse button to get the Program/Path Name, click on the Files of Type option to select all files. Then find the batch file you want to run. – Applies to: Macro Express and Macro Express Pro

How do you terminate a macro while it is running?

There are several ways to do this. If you have selected to display the Running icon when a macro is running, right mouse click on the icon in the notification area to stop the macro. Or you may press the default shortcut of the Windows key plus the End key to stop the macro. Change […]

How do I click a button that does not have a shortcut assigned to it?

First try to see if you can Tab to the button and then press the Enter key to simulate the mouse click. Or try the Window Control commands. The tutorial in the help file goes through an example of this. Macro Express can look for window controls, such as buttons, edit boxes, window titles, etc. […]

How do I rename a folder with the current time or date, or both?

First save the current date and time to variables such as T[1] and T[2]. You would use the Date and Time commands to do this. You can also use Date/Time command and save the contents to a single variable. Next, use the Rename Folder command. Select the folder to be renamed. In the New Name […]

How do I record the Print Screen button?

How do I use the Print Screen button on the keyboard? Your program does not seem to pick it up when I record. Macro Express will not record this key. But you can add this functionality through the Script Editor after you have recorded the macro. In the Text Type command, the Print Screen key […]

How do I rename a file with the current date and time?

First save the Date and Time to text string variables such as T[1] and T[2]. Then select the file to be renamed using the Rename File or Files command. Enter %T[1]%%T[2]% in the New Name edit field. This will insert the contents of the variables as the file name. You will then want to add […]

How can I run the same macro every 10 minutes?

You would change your macro activation to a Scheduled Macro. Select the Other schedule option and set the macro to play every 10 minutes. You can also set the macro to only play during specific hours of the day. If you need the timing to be more flexible than this, you can Disable the macro […]