Macro Express Copy and Paste Routine

Demonstration of Macro Express copying text from one application and pasting into another.

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this video demonstrates a simple example
of how to set up a copy and paste
routine between two applications
or how to copy text from one application
and paste to another this example can be
used as a guideline for creating
routines
between your own specific programs in
our example we will copy text from no
pace into word will start by clicking on
macros
macro Mac window hockey sorry slide
cursors located next hold down the
Control key
Shift key and the P key all at the same
time release
control shift P is not listed in the ad
box this is a hockey will use when
playing back
will build the macro in the scripting
her the first click on the Properties
tab and enter
copy and paste in feel the nickname is
optional it helps us remember later what
the macro does
we'll set a macro so that only starts
notepad as the active window to do this
click on the SCO
tab and choose Windows specific option
click on the slide buttons
choose a specific window know pat is
already running so we can highlight it
from the list
running Windows click on the Add button
this show is listed as a window we want
we all want the macro start if the no
had window is on top
solely this option checked click OK to
save and then click on the script have
to start building the macro
the first step is to expand the Windows
programs
category double click on the window
activate command
in the activate Windows field interno
Pattinson
title click OK to save the entry
this first command instructs macro to
bring notepad
from be ready to receive keystrokes our
objective is to copy one-liner time from
notepad
over word so we need the first highlight
a single line of text this can be done
by using SHIFT
and to do this expanded tax category
that you click on text i slight shift
and to place a key strokes his troops
click OK to save the changes
the next step is to copy the highlighted
text to the clipboard
so we need to expand the clipboard
category
double click on the clipboard copy
command to inserted
text into the script now that the line
has been copied to the clipboard
we're ready to pace in the word but
first let's move the cursor to the next
line and no
so we will be ready to copy the next
line to do this expanded tax category
and double-click context type
text i window slight home
and arrow down to insert them into the
keystrokes
feel click OK to save the changes
to activate WordPad we fall the same
process as before by expanding the
Windows programs category
double click on the window activate man
were
title click on the OK button to save the
entry
this command activates WordPad allows
text entry into the wind
the next step to the macros to paste the
text from the clipboard and WordPad
expand the clipboard category and
double-click on clipboard paste
to insert the command into the script no
one's place a carriage return int
macro to move the cursor to a new line
inward expand the tax category in double
click on text
slight enter to inserted into the
keystrokes
feel click OK to save the change we're
almost finished their
to final issues that must be addressed
first we need to place a macro in the
loop
so that copies multiple lines then we
will look at possible tiny
issues will set the macro so that it
copies the first five lines and no
head over to work expand the repeat
category
and highlight the repeat start option
click on the Insert before arafat open a
repeat window
make sure that the star repeat options
selected
and enter 5 repeat entry
click OK to save the change this insert
3p commanders
first line at the macro instruction
macro to repeat the sequence five times
I like to repeat and command and then
click on the Add
and insert this inserts a repeat income
and that's the last line
script every line between the repeat
star
in repeat and commands repeated the
number of times we
tell it
the last thing we need to do is address
a possible time she
as possible for macro Express said work
before work pattern nope
fully activate so we need to instruct
the Mac right away
when there was active in ready to
receive
text him
find the timing category and expand the
list double click on the way
for Windows title the way for window
title to appear options
already be selected internal Pattison
title say now the command is not in the
correct line in the script
so we won a place it directly after the
command to activate
window highlight the command funny
there to move it the crepe place
we need to do the same thing for work
highlight the wait for 10 type duplicate
to make a copy of this command double
click on the copy and change that when
title to work save
change and move it to the correct
position script
click on File Save to save the macro
finished
the only thing left to do is test them
we have both WordPad notepad running
nope at our include several lines
text will move the text cursor to the
first line
Press hockey to start the Mac
you can see the macro moving back and
forth between applications copy and
paste
when finished you'll see that the first
five lines no have been copied word
if we try starting the Mac for a while
work patterns on
nothing happens because we set the SCO
so that the Mac
runs patsy
this concludes a copy and paste video we
hope this video has been informative
and provided ideas for how you can
incorporate these concepts and your own
macros
thank you for watching