Common Tasks

Create a Hot Key That Opens Programs

1. Click Add.
2. Choose Launch a list of programs.
3. Choose Press a Hot Key.
4. Pick the hot key.
5. Add one or more programs.

Read: Program and Activation Macros

Record a Repeating Task

1. Click Add.
2. Choose Remember mouse and keyboard events.
3. Choose a trigger.
4. Click Record.
5. Do the task.
6. Press Pause to stop.

Read: Recorded Macros

Create Text Expansion

1. Click Add.
2. Choose Remember mouse and keyboard events.
3. Choose Use Type-A-Macro.
4. Enter a short key sequence.
5. Use Create/Edit to add the text you want typed.

Read: Triggers and Edit Macros

Run a Macro When a Window Appears

1. Click Add.
2. Choose the macro type you want.
3. Choose Wait for a certain window to appear.
4. Type part or all of the window title.

Read: Triggers

Protect a Macro

1. Open File > Preferences.
2. Open the Program tab.
3. Set a password.
4. Create or edit a macro.
5. In the description page, check Make this a Secure macro.

Read: Secure Macros

Schedule a Macro

1. Select a macro in the main window.
2. Click Schedule.
3. Choose whether to add, edit, or delete the schedule.

Read: Running and Scheduling

Import Older Macro Files

1. Open File > Import.
2. Pick an .ezm or .dat file.
3. If EZ Macros tells you a hot key is not available, choose a new one.

Read: Files, Import, and Export

Build a Popup Menu of Macros

1. Click Add.
2. Choose Display a menu of macros to run.
3. Choose a trigger.
4. Move macros into the menu list.
5. Name the menu items.
6. Test the menu.

Read: Menu Macros

Create a Shortcut That Runs One Macro

1. Select a macro.
2. Open Macro > Create Desktop Shortcut.
3. Use the new shortcut from the desktop.

Read: Command Line and Shortcuts