This page contains sample macros created by other Macro Express users. One way to learn how to write better macros is to examine macros written by others. We encourage you to download these macros, and study and modify them as needed.
| Macro Name | Macro Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 | A Million to 1 | This is a macro that will guess a number between 1 and a … | |
 | | Activate or Launch Blank (New) Notepad | Launch Notepad to generate or switch to a new document window |
| | Age Calculator | Caclulate a person’s age |
| | Alert and Remind | Display an alert at a scheduled time and periodically display … |
| | Auto Correct | Add a shortcut macro that can be used like Word’s Auto Correct … |
| | Auto Shutdown | Automatically shutdown your computer at a specified time |
| | Autosave | Adds an automatic save feature to WordPad |
| | Calculator | A calculator with a “paper tape” feature |
| | Clip Express | Save up to 15 text items into an extended clipboard |
| | Clipboard Helper | Save information in up to 10 “fake” clipboards |
| | Context (right-click) Menu Macros | Add an entry to the Windows context (right-click) menu to run a macro |
| | Convert Highlighted Text Revised | Convert Highlighted Text Revised |
| | Current Date | Captures the current date for reporting |
| | Count Clipboard Characters | Count Clipboard Characters |
| | Date Time | Demonstrates date/time calculation techniques |
| | Date Time Difference Calculator | Calculates the difference between two date/times |
| | Define Word Take 5 | The fifth version of the Define Word macro |
| | Determine the size of a folder | Determine the size of all the files in a folder |
| | Easy Login | Simplify login and password entry |
| | Escape from Help | This macro causes Esc to close any help screen |
| Escape to Close | Close certain Macro Express screens by pressing Esc | |
| Get Free Space | Get the amount of free space on a drive. | |
| | Get Next Day | Calculate the date of the next day starting with any day you choose. |
| | Handy Macros | A collection of handy macros |
| | Heartbeat | Detect if a macro exits unexpectedly. |
| | Hidden Window Manager | The ultimate ‘boss’ system |
| | HTML Helpers | Enter bold, italic, underline and link HTML tags |
| | HTML Match Tags | Show the matched tag structure of a tags in an HTML file |
| | IE Toolbar On/Off | Control which toolbars are loaded in Internet Explorer |
| | Lock Workstation | A macro to lock your Windows NT, 2000 or XP workstation |
| Log and Ln Calculator | An efficient way of calculating Log base 10 and Ln | |
| | Macro Timer | Time how long it takes to run another macro |
| Move The Mouse | Smoothly moves the mouse from the current position to a target position | |
| | Schmoooove | Smoothly move the mouse to a new position |
| | Photoshop & Acrobat Macros | A collection of macros for Adobe PhotoShop and Acrobat users |
| | Random Desktop Background | Change the desktop background to one of your .jpg images |
| | Reminders Multi | A versatile popup reminder system |
| | RGB Color Evaluator | Evaluate a pixel color based off of the color name |
| | Roman Numerals | Convert a decimal number to Roman numerals |
| Swap Monitors for Current Window | Swap Monitors for Current Window | |
| | Text Type Shortkeys | Insert keystrokes into the ‘Text Type’ window of the Macro … |
| | Time Code Calculators | 4 time code calculators useful to audio/video editors |
| | Timers | Create timers for recurring events |
| | Type the Time | Type a date/time stamp |
| | Upper/Lower Case Selected Text | Convert selected text to upper or lower case |
| Willy’s Helpers | Proper Case, Title Widener and Stripmail macros |