User guide

Appendices 121
next Telnet application session is established. When you delete a macro group, you delete only its
name - the individual macros in the group are not affected.
To create a macro:
1. Select Macros - Configure from the menu bar. The Macros dialog box appears.
2. Click the Create button. The Create Macro/Edit Macro dialog box appears.
3. Type a 1-32 character name in the Name field.
4. To define a hotkey for the macro, choose one from the Key list. To add a modifier to the hot-
key, check the Control, Shift or Alt boxes.
5. By default, the Include in Macro Menu box is checked, indicating the macro will appear in the
Macros menu. If you do not wish to include the macro in the Macros menu, uncheck this box.
In this case, if the macro definition includes a hotkey, you will still be able to use the hotkey to
run the macro, even if the macro’s name does not appear in the Macros menu.
6. Type the macro string in the Enter Keystrokes box. For non-printing and special character code
sequences, use the following escape sequences:
Carriage return: \n
Tab: \t
Hexadecimal code sequence: \0x<NN>, where <NN> is the hexadecimal byte Delay character
(500 ms): \d
7. To add the macro to an existing macro group, click the Include Macro checkbox next to the
macro group name in the Macro Groups table.
8. Click the OK button. This returns you to the Macros dialog box, and the newly created macro
appears in the Defined Macros table.
9. Click the Close button.
To edit an existing macro:
1. Select Macros - Configure from the menu bar. The Macros dialog box appears.
2. Select a macro. Click the Edit button. The Create Macro/Edit Macro dialog box appears.
3. Edit the macro properties as needed and then click the OK button.
To delete a macro:
1. Select Macros - Configure from the menu bar. The Macros dialog box appears.
2. Select the macro in the Defined Macros table and then click the Delete button. A dialog box
appears, prompting you to confirm the deletion.
To execute a macro:
Select the macro from the Macros menu.
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If the macro’s definition includes a hotkey, press the hotkey or hotkey sequence.