What are macros?

[SteveChandler]

I did a search - honest. I even looked at the help but was unable to find out what macros are. I probably can not find it because it is right in front of me.

[JordanG]

Hey Steve,

Macros let you create customary text that you can paste into any message just by selecting from the drop down menu. Here are a few points straight from our vendor's help page.

To use a macro when you post:

1. Go to a Post page. The Macros menu is on the right side of the Post page toolbar. You can use a macro in any sort of post: a message, a reply, a comment, an idea, you name it.
2. Click in the Subject or Body area where you want to paste the macro text.
3. Choose a macro in the Macros menu.
4. The text of your macro appears wherever your cursor was.

To use a macro when you write a private message

You can use macros in private messages just as you can when composing a post elsewhere in the community. Once you have defined a macro in your profile, you can select it from the drop-down list that appears at the top, right-hand side of the editor:

Note: If you want to have special text at the bottom of post, you can put that text in a signature instead of a macro.

Hope this helps!

Jordan

Forum Moderator

[Darin.K]

I have various macros to insert HTML codes so I can get line breaks and spoilers from my iPhone.

[SteveChandler]

Awesome. I never saw the macros dropdown because I guess you have to actually have a macro for it to show.

[smercurio_fc]

I have all possible ones defined. I just wish there were more of them available.

[JordanG]

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smercurio_fc said:

I have all possible ones defined. I just wish there were more of them available.

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You can now have 15 macros instead of only 9 

[smercurio_fc]

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@Jordan G wrote:

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smercurio_fc said:

I have all possible ones defined. I just wish there were more of them available.

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You can now have 15 macros instead of only 9 

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Thank you!