Skip to content
grandocs

Create Macros

View .md Open in ChatGPT Open in Claude Official source ↗

Create a macro using the GUI editor or the command line.

For a better understanding of macros, see the Macros topic.

Create a Macro

Section titled “Create a Macro”

Requirement:

A visible macro pool. Open the Add window dialog, tap Data Pools, then tap Macros. 

  1. Pressing Edit, then tapping an empty macro pool object, creates a new macro and opens the editor:

  1. Tap Insert New Macro Line. The command editor opens:

  1. Write a command in the editor. See Examples for more information.
  2. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add several lines.

There are several buttons in the editor. Here is a short explanation of the specific buttons:

  • Settings:**** Enable Settings in the title bar to display the Name, Scribble, Appearance, Note, Lock, and CLI buttons.
  • Test Macro Line:**** Tests only the selected line.
  • Test Macro:**** Tests the macro.
  • List References: For more information, see Info Window.
  • Tapping Import will open a pop-up containing predefined macros. See Import Macros.
  • CLI: Command Line Interaction. See Command Line Interaction.