The Macro Dialog Box

Use the Macro dialog box to specify which macro you want to run, record, edit, or delete. You can edit your recorded macro code or create more complex macros using the Macro Editor. For more information on using macros, choose the Related Topics button.

To run a macro

The following steps describe how you can run a macro after you've recorded it, or saved it in the Macro Editor.

From the Tools menu, choose Macro.
Type the name of the macro you want to run or select Browse to locate the macro file, and then choose the Run button.

Dialog Box Options

Options	Description
Macro Name text box	Enter the name of the Macro you want to create, delete, edit, or run.
Description text box	(Optional) Provide a short description of the macro. This description will appear in the most-recently-used macro list.
Run button	Choose this button to run the macro listed in the Macro Name text box.
Stop button	Choose this button to stop the macro after it has started running.
Record button	Choose this button to begin recording the macro listed in the Macro Name text box.
Edit button	Choose this button to edit the macro listed in the Macro Name text box.
Delete button	Choose this button to delete the macro listed in the Macro Name text box.
Web Service Macro button	Choose this button to open the Web Services Macro Generator.
Show Only Running Macros in List	When selected, the Macro Name list will show only macros that are currently running.
Browse button	Choose this button to display a standard Browse dialog box from which you can select an Extra! Basic macro (.ebm) file.
Help button	Displays help for this dialog box.
Macro Name List	Displays a list of the most recently used macros.