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ALTZ.wpm
A Macro for Enabling Easy-to-Invoke ALT Macros
"On Beyond Z"
by
Jeffrey S. Kane, Ph.D.
Performance Sciences International
Summerfield, NC
1. Read the MacroAde.doc and Disclaim.er files distributed with this
macro.
2. Requires: WordPerfect 5.1
3. Features:
Have you run out of keys to use with ALT-invoked macros yet? I had,
so I wrote this really simple, short macro that solves the problem.
It's so simple that I'm a little embarrassed to include it in MacroAde,
but it's so useful that if it helps even one person, it's worth my
embarrassment. It has only one feature: it allows you to name macros
as ALTZ plus any other ASCII character that can be entered from the
keyboard in one keystroke and that is legal to use in a file name. As
near as I can tell, this is approximately 54 characters. You can then
press ALT and Z and then one of the 54 characters that completes the
name of the macro.
Once you've used up all the 54 characters for Z, you can rename the
the ALTZ.wpm to ALT plus any other letter (e.g., ALTX.wpm). Then, if
you change all references to ALTZ within the macro to the new name
(e.g., ALTX), you can have another series of 54 easily invokable macros
having the new prefix.
4. Installation:
Nothing to it. Just copy ALTZ.wpm to the directory where your
your WordPerfect macro files reside.
5. Operation:
Just name the macros you want to invoke with ALT Z plus a legal
file character to exactly that combination plus the .wpm extension.
For example: ALTZ1.wpm. To invoke the macro, just press the
ALT key and Z as if you were invoking a macro called ALTZ, and then
press the key for the addition character in its name: in the example,
1.
To create additional series of macros under different ALT letters
than Z, just copy the ALTZ.wpm to the ALT?.wpm, where the ? stands
for whatever other letter you've chosen among those you haven't yet
used for an ALT macro. Then, change all references to ALTZ within the
macro file itself to the new ALT? combination. Finally, name the
macros you want to invoke under the ALT? keys as ALT? plus an additional
unique identifying character from among the 54. You can repeat this
process up to 24 more times, once for each of the remaining 24 letters
on the keyboard, which are all that are legal combinations with the
ALT key for naming macros.
6. Technical support:
Free technical support will be furnished to any licensed user
who calls on weekdays during the hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Eastern) at the following number: (919) 643-3492
We may also be reached by mail at:
Performance Sciences International
Suite 1250
3001 Latta Drive
Summerfield, NC 27358