Screenshots - Example 1

In this example we will record a small text, and then convert it for permanent use with a hotkey.

Please read the Advanced Tutorial for details on how to create and use Macro functions. This will guide you through the setup of hotkeys for recording and repeating text, which is a precursor to this example.

If you do not yet have a hotkey to record a macro, please open WinMapper and create a hotkey for the Macros | Record Macro function, as described in the Advanced Tutorial.

Before we can convert a macro, we need some text to repeat. In this example we use the word Testing for simplicity - this could be any other word, and include the use of SHIFT, CTRL and ALT key combinations.

Follow these steps to record the text: Open a standard text editor such as Wordpad or Notepad. Press your hotkey to start recording a macro Type the word Testing Press your hotkey to start recording a macro (this will stop recording).

The text you typed between starting and stopping the macro is now in WinMappers buffer. If you create a hotkey for the Play Macro or Repeat Macro functions, you can now automatically type the word(s) you recorded by using that hotkey.

The "on-the-fly" recording and repetition of keystrokes is one of WinMappers key features, and we strongly recommend the use of such hotkeys.

In order to use the macro permanently, we need our hotkey to be a Send Keys function. This can now be done automatically - just open WinMapper and click on the Macros menu, then select the Convert Macro menu option.

By clicking on the Convert Macro menu, the currently recorded macro is converted to a Send Keys command, and you are presented with a new hotkey:

All fields except the keyboard shortcut to use is filled in. The default description is Macro followed by the recorded text in parantheses, but can easily be changed.

To activate your new hotkey, change focus to the Key edit field and press the key to use in combination with the Microsoft Windows Key. Then click on OK to save and activate your hotkey.

Switch focus back to the text editor. Press down the Microsoft Windows Key and the key you chose for your hotkey - the word Testing is now automatically typed.

Unlike the recorded macro, your new hotkey will now always type Testing. To change this, open WinMapper and double-click on the hotkey in the Hotkeys list. TIP: To change a hotkey you just used, right-click on the WinMapper icon in the system tray, and click on the Edit Last Hotkey option.