Now, let’s go back to Safari, open any web page with a text-entry form (like a search box), then right-click in the form, then select “Substitutions,” “Text Replacement” to enable macros in the Safari app.You can quickly jump to your Mac’s macro settings with a simple right-click. All set? Press TAB again, then close the window to save your macro.Hit the TAB key, then enter the text string you’d like to appear whenever you type your new macro again, for this example, I entered “1234 Main Street.”.I went ahead and typed in “addr” as a text shortcut for my address. Type the abbreviation you’d like to use for your new macro in the “Replace” column-and yes, it could be just about anything.An entry for a new macro will appear, just beneath a series of existing text substitutions. In the bottom-left corner of the window, click the little “+” button to create a new macro.Click the Apple menu, select System Preferences, click the Keyboard icon, then click the Input Sources button. (Yes, Safari has its own “AutoFill” feature for your contact information, usernames and passwords, but as you’ll see in a moment, macros are far more customizable.) The first step is to create the actual macro.
So, say you want to create a macro for your street address in the Mac’s Safari web browser.Image by Marc Falardeau Posted on AugAugAuthor C.K. Go ahead and give them a try! This free 20-minute Macro Course will get you started. You’ll find many helpful writing macros on this blog. To reveal the Developer tab, go to File, Options, Customize Ribbon, and check the box next to Developer in the Main tab area. I like to have this tab visible because it’s another place where you can create and run macros. Show Developer Tabīy default, Word’s Developer tab doesn’t show with a fresh install, either. To do so, go to File, Options, Trust Center, Trust Center Settings button (bottom right), Macro setting (left) and uncheck all options except for Enable all macros and Trust access to the VBA object project model. To begin with, you need to give Word permission to enable macros. You need to adjust some settings in Word before that can happen. Word doesn’t automatically allow macros to work their magic with a fresh install. If you’re a Mac user, see this tutorial for enabling macros in Word 2011. Some macros can help you to see things in your writing that you wouldn’t otherwise see. *Macros are tiny programs that can make writing and editing tasks more efficient and accurate. If you have a fresh install of Word, you may have trouble adding or running macros*.