Thank you for downloading Macro Manager 3.5 Please register this software: Registered users receive: * The latest version of the program * Full technical support To register, send a check or money order for $25 to John Ruzicka 1290 25th Avenue #301 San Francisco, CA 94122 CIS: 75160,2376 **************************************************************** HOW TO INSTALL 1) Unzip MACROMAN.ZIP into its own subdirectory (or put it into another subdirectory) 2) From Windows, choose ile, un, then type "\subdirname\install". Replace "subdirname" with the name of the Macro Manager subdirectory. Follow the installation instructions. 3) The ShareWare version is called "MacShare." The "Accessories" group is a good place to put it, but it can go anywhere. To add "MacShare" to the accessories group, open "Accessories," Choose ile, ew. For the program description type "Macro Manager." For the program name type "macshare.exe." Click "OPTIONS." Under "startup directory" put the name of the subdirectory where MACSHARE.EXE is loaded. Click "OK" twice. Macro Manager is ready to run! RUNNING THE PROGRAM Start the program. Click "OK" to get rid of the ShareWare information. Press and read the help file for full instructions on running macro manager. TECHNICAL SUPPORT No technical support is available to ShareWare users unless they are having difficulty getting the program to run. If that is the case you can write me at CIS: 75160,2376 or send me a brief letter: John Ruzicka / 1290 25th Ave. #301 / San Francisco, CA 94122 IMPROVEMENTS The following improvements have been made since the original Shareware version was released. 10/93 ------------------------------------------------------------ The ile menu now contains an option called "Print macro list." This does precisely what its name implies, i.e. prints a list of the current macros. This option is useful once most of your macros for a particular job are set and you want a handy reference sheet. This listing takes up a full page. The ile menu now contains an option called "Print form." This prints out the Macro Manager form as it appears on your screen. This creates a smaller listing, taking up about half a page. TIP: Printing a list and then minimizing macro manager once it has started running GREATLY speeds up the rate at which your macros are typed to your application. The program now supports macro keys 0-9 as global macros. Global macros are available at any time, regardless of what macro file is loaded. They are saved in a separate file called "GLOBAL.MAC." Use the global macros for macros that you want to be able to use in any job. The program now incorporates pauses. To insert a pause into a macro insert the keystrokes "{|}" (open brace, vertical bar, close brace). Whenever Macro Manager encounters the pause character it stops and asks you to type in text from the keyboard. Pressing stops the pause (to actually insert into the paused macro, use the "~" (tilde) key. You can have as many pauses as you want in a macro. The keystrokes are not sent to the application until after the last pause (Macro Manager shows you what keys have been typed so far). NOTE: Terminating the program from which Macro Manager was invoked during a pause can cause unpredictable results. The program can now insert today's date as part of a macro. Use "{!}" (open brace, exclamation, close brace) to insert a short date. Use "{@}" (open brace, at sign, close brace) to insert the long date. Short and long dates appear as defined in the "International" section of the Windows desktop. The program now supports a numeric counter. The keys "{#}" (open brace, pound key, close brace) in a macro are replaced with the value of the numeric counter. The numeric counter is useful for macros that contain numbered lists. For example, the following macro prints a number, waits for input and then types the item into a list. {#}. {|}.~ Playing this macro three times might result in the following: 1. Item one 2. Item two 3. Item three The "Counter Value" box contains the next value that will be output by the counter. To change that value, simply click on the box and type in a new value. The "Increment" box contains the amount to add to the counter each time. NOTE: The counter value and increment value can be fractional or negative. For example, typing 1.1 in the counter box and .2 in the increment box produces the following output: 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7 etc. Typing -1 in the increment box produces the following output: 1, 0, -1, -2, -3 etc. CAUTION: If you type a non-number in the "Counter Value" box, that text will be output the first time {#} is encountered. After that, the value will increment normally from zero. Typing a non-number or 0 in the increment box causes the counter to stay the same. For example: a value of 1 in "Counter Value" and a 0 in the increment box produces the following output: 1, 1, 1, 1, etc. 11/93 ----------------------------------------------------------- The keys that trigger macro playback are now user-defined. You can choose any of the following keys, or combinations thereof: Keyboard slash (/), Keypad slash (/), Keypad star (*) or Keyboard accent (`). The position of the Macro playback window is now user-defined. Macro nesting is now supported via use of the "Safety" feature. See the help file for more information. *****************************************************************