This window enables you to configure key shortcuts to macros and set a macro to run automatically on startup. Run the Edit > Options 
command and switch to the Macro tab.
Lists of macros that can be executed using hot keys or automatically at the beginning of the NIS-Elements session.
To launch a macro automatically after starting the NIS-Elements program, select it and press the button. StartUp field of the selected macro in the list box is filled.
To assign a hot key to a macro, select the macro in the macro list box and press the button. Select one of the predefined key combination and press button.
Shows the full pathname of the selected macro.
Adds a macro to the macro list box. Select Macro dialog box appears and you can search the disk for the macro.
Removes a selected macro from the macro list box.
Edits a selected macro from the macro list box.
These lines display the current values of substitution strings available in macro commands.
Letter representing a drive e.g. “C”
A customizable path e.g. “C:\Images”
Path to a directory according to the macro function used. It leads to the folder where NIS-Elements EXE file is placed and to a subdirectory - “Images” for functions concerning image files or “macros” for functions concerning macros. E.g.:
ImageOpen("###\agnor.tif"); //leads to the IMAGES subdir
RunMacro("###\macro_001.mac"); //leads to the MACROS subdirThe current filename including/excluding the path. These substitutions can be used with the Sequences or SequencesEx macro commands.
Optionally, the name of the current macro and an arbitrary user text can be displayed in the NIS-Elements caption.
Restores the default setting for Macro Options.