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1. New Release of Macro Express

You can also search the Macro Express website. Click on the Search the Macro Express web site link at http://www.macros.com/support.htm.


3. Windows 2000 and Windows Millennium Compatible

For more information about the Activate and Launch issues, search our FAQ database accessed from http://www.macros.com/support.htm using the keywords "activate and launch".


4. Submit your Macro Express macro

John Williston shares his Auto Correct macro. This macro will easily create a shortcut that can be used like the Auto Correct feature in MS Word. The advantage of doing this with Macro Express is that the Auto Correct function is available in all of your windows programs. Find out more about John's macro here: http://www.macros.com/usermacs/umautocorrect.htm.

Floyd Watergil makes extensive use of the ability of Macro Express to use a macro as a subroutine. He says, "Most of the macro systems that we design utilize sets of pre-designed function libraries. One function simply calls another as shown in this set." Maybe you can make use of the functions described in Floyd's submission: http://www.macros.com/usermacs/umpgmfunctions.htm.

Both John and Floyd win a free T-shirt for their contributions.

We have revised our User Submitted macro policy. If you have a macro you would like to share with other Macro Express users, read our policy here: http://www.macros.com/share.htm


5. Macro Express Tip: Macro Subroutines

When writing macros, you can create subroutines that can be called from another macro. To do this, create a new macro. When asked for the Macro Type, click on None. Then, create your subroutine macro just like you would any other macro. Make sure you give the macro a Nickname (in the properties tab). You can call this macro by adding the "Macro Run" command to your other macros. You need to enter the Nickname of your subroutine macro in the "Macro Run" command.


6. Macro Express Tip: Using the "Log Message" to Debug Macros

If you place "Log Message" commands throughout your macro, you can tell, by examining the resulting log file, what part of your macro has executed.


7. Macro Express Tip: Suspend Macro Express

Right-click the Macro Express icon in the task bar and click on Suspend Macro Express. When you are ready to re-enable the macros, right-click on the Macro Express icon and click on Resume Macro Express.


8. Macro Express Tip: Custom Icons

You may also want to create a "Suspended" icon. The large red M icon is replaced by the suspended icon when Macro Express is suspended (right-click on the Macro Express icon in the system tray). Again, create an icon 16 x 16 in size and no more than 16 colors. Name it MESuspTr.ico and copy it to the same folder where Macro Express is installed.

This requires Macro Express v 2.1c and later.


9. Comments and Suggestions

Thank you for your continued support of Macro Express.
The Macro Express Development Team

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