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Table of Contents
1. General
2. Using Workspace Macro Pro
3. Macro Editor
4. Hotkeys
5. Misc & Examples
6. Advance uses (Call recorded macros in Excel Macros, Word Macros, copy data from excel etc.)
7. More Questions?
1. General
Workspace Macro Pro is a macro program and Windows automation software. It allows users to automate
many Windows tasks without any programming.
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Workspace Macro Pro is a powerful Windows automation software. You can automate any type of Windows or Internet related tasks. For example:
- Login to web sites
- Computer maintenance
- Automate report generations
- Automate & schedule any business task
- Automate Data entry into any application or web form
- Intelligently copy data from one application to another
- and much more.
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SMART Macro Technology is a unique technology developed at Tethys
Automation Labs. Workspace Macro & Workspace Macro Pro are the only software to use SMART Macro Technology.
SMART Macro Technology = Macros Made Easy and Reliable
SMART Macro Technology provides:
- Reliable Macros
- Faster Macro Replay
- Pre-defined Macro Templates
SMART Macro technology gives intelligence to your macros. It senses more than 30 changes between record and re-play conditions & automatically adjusts . This provides you with accurate, reliable & trouble-free macros.
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Automation Anywhere is an intelligent automation software. With Automation Anywhere you can create SMART, intelligent tasks easily. No
programming knowledge is required. Advanced users can create and automate complex tasks for testing, extract data from the web and much more.
Automation Anywhere offers features like:
- SMART task recorder
- Award winning task editor
- Hundred of command wizards, covering files & disk management, mouse & keyboard commands, Internet commands, IT commands, database
commands, commands to manage business processes, you name it, Automation Anywhere has it and more.
- One click scheduling
- Task management and notification
- Features different type of variables
- Ability to separate data and the script for model-view architecture
- Full debugging capability
- High integration with excel spreadsheets
- Fully functional remote deployment and remote task administration capability
- Intuitive graphical Workflow Designer
- Integration between different scripting languages
- Visualize Technology for pictorial view for tasks and much more.
For more information, see Automation Anywhere
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2. Using Workspace Macro Pro
Using Workspace Macro Pro is very easy. There are 3 ways you can create a macro.
1. Record a macro: Click 'NEW'; perform the activities on your computer that you want
to record, click 'STOP' and then 'SAVE' the recorded activities to a file.
2. Use Macro Editor: Simply point and click actions and create a macro in minutes.
3. Pre-defined templates: Workspace Macro Pro also features many pre-defined templates for common tasks. Simply answer few
questions and Workspace Macro Pro will create a macro for you.
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SMART Macro Turbo Action Speed allows the recorded macro to run faster by not playing back the recorded mouse moves.
Note: In some rare cases, certain pauses during recording have implicit application specific meanings. In
these cases, set the replay speed to the recorded speed for accurate replay.
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Yes, you can customize the speed at which a macro runs. In addition to 3 different speed, Workspace Macro Pro also offers powerful
macro editor that provide further customization to macro speed.
Open the macro in the editor and you can remove all delays or reduce or increase delays as appropriate. Using Macro editor you can control speed
after each and every action.
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3. Macro Editor
- If there is a minor change in your task, you don’t have to re-record your task again. You can edit
various macro commands, add extra keystrokes, change click location, enter delays etc.
- Edit your recorded macros to optimize and run it as fast as possible.
- You can insert macro commands in between or at the end of the macro to extend its functionality.
- You can create a macro from scratch using macro commands.
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You don't need to worry about delays if you are using Internet Explorer. Our unique SMART Macro technology
automatically recognizes web page actions and it will automatically wait for web page to load before the next action.
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To specify that both keys are pressed at the same time select ‘[CTRL DOWN][END][CTRL UP]’, exactly as you would press the actual keys.
Another example is for ‘Ctrl + Alt + T’ specify ‘[CTRL DOWN][ALT DOWN]T[ALT UP][CTRL UP]’.
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4. Hotkeys
Yes, you can start and stop macro recording using hotkey.
- To start recording press Ctrl + Alt + N from any application
- To stop recording press Ctrl + Alt + S from any application
This way you don’t have to leave your application to record a macro.
You can also customize the hotkeys that start and stop macro recording. To
customize the hotkeys select Tools->Options->Hotkeys from the menu.
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Please check if Workspace Macro Pro is running in the system tray. If you don’t see Workspace Macro Pro icon in
the system tray, please start the program. The Hotkeys for recording works only when Workspace Macro Pro is running.
Note: The Workspace Macro Pro window need not be open only its icon should be there in the system tray.
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5. Misc & Examples
- Can I run macros on a remote machine using Remote Desktop or any other remote access software?
Yes, definitely. Workspace Macro Pro works with all major remote access software.
For use with Microsoft's Remote Desktop please follow the instruction below.
1. Keep the screen size of the connection while recording to non-maximized mode.
How to change screen size: In the Remote Desktop Connection window,
click Options. On the Display tab, under Remote desktop size, drag the slider to choose the size of remote desktop smaller than full size.
2. Keep the property of Keyboard under Local resources to - 'In full screen mode only'.
How to configure it: In the Remote Desktop Connection window, click
Options. On the Local Resources tab, under Keyboard, choose "In full screen mode only".
3. Now when you connect, make sure remote desktop is coming up in non-maximized mode. Record your action in remote machine using remote desktop window, like
any other task on your computer.
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- I have a task that I want to repeat for all files in a folder, can I do that?
Yes. You can do that using Workspace Macro Pro. Below is an example of how you can record your actions for 1
file and then use repeat functionality to do this for you for all files.
- Before you record, open the folder where all your files reside. Select the 1st file.
- Go to Workspace Macro Pro and click 'NEW' to start recording the macro.
- Click on the folder window in taskbar so that folder window has the focus (taskbar is the bottom bar where all windows
are shown). It is important that you don't click within the folder again. (This may become clear later on when we use it with repeat)
- Click 'ENTER' to open the file. (or say if you need a filename to pass to another program, press F2 key, and then CTRL+C. This will copy the filename.)
- Press down arrow key so now focus will be on the next file.
- Perform required actions on the file you opened in step #4. (For example insert your copyright notice, or replace all
occurrence of one word by other, or save it as another format, what ever your task happens to be).
- Stop and save the macro.
- Set repeat count to how many files you want to make the change. As you probably noticed as part of the macro in step #5 you are changing to the next file
using arrow key. Repeat feature will do the rest.
You can use this in variety of ways. If you face any specific issues, please contact our experts at
Ask our Windows Macro & Automation Expert. We have hundreds of similar examples, we will be glad to help.
We also want to point out that our Advanced
Automation Software: Automation Anywhere provides many easy to use wizards for looping through files, many
file commands and tons of other features. If your automation needs are serious
we encourage you to try out Automation Anywhere.
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- How to use Automation templates?
Using template is easy.
- Download & install trial version of Workspace Macro Pro 6.5.
- Click 'Template' button and select your template.
- Follow the wizard and create macros in minutes to automate common tasks.
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Yes. You can use IF command to do that. The steps below explains in detail.
- You can simply record a task as you would. Then open the macro in the macro editor.
- On left panel you will see list of commands. Locate IF command and double click on it. This will open up IF wizard window.
Here select if you want to perform action if a specific window exist and select the window title.
- Optionally you can also specify how long to wait to check for the condition. This is one of most popular features for
advanced users. If you know the window you are looking for can take 10 seconds to 5 minutes, you can simply specify 5 minutes. Workspace Macro Pro will
keep checking for a window and as soon as condition is true it will go forward. So if window comes up in 25 seconds macro will wait only 25 seconds.
- Now move "End IF" such that all actions you want to perform if window exist are between IF and End IF command (see picture below).
- Save the macro.
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6. Advance uses (Call recorded macros in Excel Macros, Word Macros etc.)
Using Workspace Macro Pro with Excel, Word or any other MS office application
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7. More Questions?
Please open a support case and we will be glad to answer any questions.
Do you have routine tasks that you would like to automate, but don't
know how? Ask our Windows Macro & Automation Expert.
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