What is Internet macro recorder?
Internet macro recorder is also called web macro recorder.
Internet Macro recorder allows you to record your Internet tasks like a VCR. Record & Replay. Many tasks we perform on Internet are repetitive. Using
Internet macro recorder you can record these tasks and then replay it later with click of a button.
What tasks on the Internet can be automated?
Many tasks we perform on the Internet are repetitive. For example login to same websites everyday, download emails, filling web forms, generating web based
reports, downloading files and data from Internet, data extraction from websites etc. All of these can be easily automated and save you lot of time and
countless keystrokes and clicks.
Many 3rd party Internet macro recorders are available. Some are specific only for Internet
while others can automate task performed on the Internet as well as any other application on your desktop.
How to choose a Internet Macro Recorder?
2 most important things to consider while choosing Internet macro recorder are
- Do you need a macro recorder just for Internet tasks or other desktop tasks as well?
Many tasks you perform on your desktop are also repetitive. So it is likely that you want to use a macro recorder that works
for both. i.e. Internet as well as any other desktop application. Some Internet/web macro recorders work only for Internet
tasks while others work for Internet as well as desktop applications.
- Ability to wait till a web page is loaded (IE Plug-in)
If it doesn't have this feature, your macros will behave erratically. This is because every time you surf the net, the time it takes to download a web page
to your browser varies based on many other things. Without the plug-in your Internet macros will work once in a while, fail more often.
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