Delays

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Delays

When typing text on the keyboard each key is pressed and then released. Macro Express simulates this action for each keystroke played back in a macro. A delay between keystrokes may be required for longer strings of text, so that the text does not play back too fast and cause a Keyboard Buffer overflow. This may result in some of the text missing or scrambled.

These two delay options are global settings for all macros that play keystrokes. If you find the text playing back too fast, increase the microsecond (millionth of a second) delay and test. Adjust as necessary.

Delay after keystroke down

A delay in the number of microseconds selected is applied after each keystroke is pressed down.

Delay after keystroke up

A delay in the number of microseconds selected is applied after each keystroke is released.

You may choose to use no delays, one of the delays or both. The default setting is 300 microseconds with both options turned on, which should be optimal for most systems.

Use the hardware high-speed timer when possible

Some computers make use of a high speed timer. Macro Express makes use of this timer in calculating delays. If the system does not use this timer, then leave this option unchecked.

On other systems the timer does not work properly. Do not select this option in this circumstance either.

Wait ____ milliseconds between clipboard commands

This option inserts a default 250 millisecond delay for each clipboard command in a macro. Windows requires a little bit of time to process a clipboard command. A 250 millisecond delay is adequate for most systems.

If the clipboard commands don't seem to be responding correctly, experiment with the timing and adjust the setting. This option also reduces the need to insert Delay commands after each clipboard command.

Wait ____ milliseconds after executing the window activate command

This option instructs the macro to wait a minimum of 250 seconds after activating a window before continuing with the next macro command. The default setting is 250 milliseconds. This setting may also be adjusted as needed.