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Windows Explorer:
Note:
If you are using Windows 98 instead of Windows 2000 you must change the
name of the main Windows Explorer macro group from "\" to "Exploring"
to make these Windows Explorer macros work. To do this say "Edit
Explorer," "Edit Window Title," and change the title to
"Exploring."
My Computer
Go/Go To <Explorer
Folders> [The
"Go/Go To" commands open your current copy of Windows Explorer to the
specified drive or file, then tab over to the file field. The following
"Stay" commands do the same, but leave you in the left column of Explorer.
The following "Window" commands bring up a second copy of Explorer open
to the specified drive or file.]
Go/Go To <Explorer Folders> Stay
<Explorer Files > Window [This
does the same as the above "Go/Go to" commands, but opens a separate Explorer
window first.]
Open <Enter
Folders> [This is less
sophisticated than the Go macro; it simply highlights the file you say,
then presses enter to open it. It is easier to add to the open macro then
to the Go macro, however. See the comments in the next two sets of macros.
I use this for a larger number of folders. You want to use the "Show Open"
macro below to remove my folders and enter your own.]
*Add/Show Go/Open [Use
the "Add" macros to add file locations to the above Go and Open macros.
Note that the process to add to a Go macro is similar to the "Add Location"
macro in Explorer. The simpler Open macro requires only that you add your
macros to a single list. Note that these are fragile macros. Especially
with the Go macro, watch to make sure you are adding to the correct macro.
The "Show" Macros simply take you to the list of files you can say. From
from that you can use the "Bigger Window" macro to see more of them.]
Show Go/Open Bigger [This
is a combination of the "Show" and "Bigger Window" macros.]
Add Go To <Open
Programs> Open/Save (Save As)/Site [This
macro allows you to add locations to the "Go <LookInDrivesFiles>
Macro in the Open windows of individual programs. The macro will add wherever
location is in the address bar of Windows Explorer to the "Go <LookinDrivesFiles>"
macro for the program of your choice. NOTE: this command will only
work correctly if the program you're adding the go ability to is open
(it can be minimized). For an explanation of the "Go <LookInDrivesFiles>"
macros look in the Commands Common to Several Programs section on page
11.]
Add
Go To <Open Programs> [This
is similar to the above macro, but changes the "Go" command
in the main window of the program instead of the open or save Window.
The command you are changing combines the "Open File" command
with the "Go" commands. Because it calls the other macro, all
you need to do is to add
the name of the go command in a list. This
also means, however, it will only work correctly if the same command is
first added to the above "Add Go To <Open
Programs> Open" command.
Add Get [This
allows you to add to the Word macro "Get <Document>"]
Open Programs:
Word, Notepad, WordPad, NatSpeak, Netscape, Eudora, Cute HTML, Dreamweaver,
Dreamweaver Site, Photoshop.
Expand [This
presses the + sign beside an Explorer folder to expand the folder you
are on to show subfolders. The following command does the opposite by
pressing the - sign.]
Contract
Expand/Contract <Explorer
Folders> [This does
the same as the above "Go <Explorer Folders> Stay" macro, but also
expands or contracts that folder.]
Explorer Folders:
A Drive, C Drive, D Drive...I Drive, CD, Zip, Desktop, My Computer, Network,
Recycle, My Common, My Documents, My Images, NatSpeak, Download, Programs,
Startup, Start Menu, Macro Documentation, Global, Kim Current, Eric, Eric
Common, Eric Macros, Kim, Kim Common, Sources, Get Pictures.
Note: Several of these folders are specific to my computer and
won't work unless you have the same folders in the same places. You'll
probably want to modify this macro by deleting some of my filenames by
adding some of your own. The macro accesses most of the folders, including
all the drive letters, simply by putting the address in the address bar.
This works well until you get down the level of the file with an extension
name. If you put the full filename in the address bar the file will run.
See the If, then statement in the "Go/Go To <Explorer Files>" macro
that deals with the "Macro Documentation" file to see how to get to a
specific file in Explorer short of running that file.
Go Back/Forward/Level/Folder ["Go
Back" goes back if to where you were last. "Go Folder" jumps the cursor
back to the parent folder of the current file or folder and the focus
remains on the file tree. "Go Level" does the same, but puts the focus
on the file window on the right.]
Back/Forward/Level/Folder 1-10 (Go Back/Forward/Level/Folder
1-10)
Recent File (Files)
Address [This puts the cursor in the address
field.]
Drop Address [This puts the cursor in the
address field and drops the address list.]
Copy Address
Open (Enter)
Rename
Home Rename
Rename Home/End/Add
(File)/Dot/First (Front) Last [This
and the next command combine renaming a file with placing the cursor and/or
selecting part of the filename. "Add" places the cursor after
the name of file, but before the extension. "Dot" does the same
with the filename selected. First selects the first word in the filename.
Last selects the last word in the filename.]
Rename First (Front)/Last
(End) 1-10 [This
combines renaming a file with selecting the first or last words in the
filename.]
Show (File) Properties (Options)/Shortcut
Show Details/List
*Show Name/Type/Modified
Add (New)/Another Folder/Shortcut/File/Text/HTML ["Another"
presses enter to finish the folder you have just made, then starts another
folder or file. Use this when you are doing a series of new folders or
files. "Text" opens a new file, types .txt, then puts the cursor in front
of it so you can name the file. "HTML" does the same with .html.]
Refresh (Reload)
Copy to
Copy to <Explorer
Copy Files > [This
copies the file or files you have highlighted, goes to the "Explorer Copy
File" of your choice, and pastes the highlighted file there. Note that
this macro leaves you where you have pasted a file, while the following
"Stay" commands use a different method that requires a confirmation and
leaves you where you you started out rather than where you are pasting.]
Explorer Copy Files:
A, A Drive, Zip, Zip Drive, Download, Dragon Pack, Eric, Eric Common,
Eric Macros, Kim, Kim Common. [Several of these
folders are specific to my machine. You'll probably want to delete these,
and add some of your own.]
Copy to A/Zip/Desktop Stay
Paste Here [This opens the file you have highlighted,
then pastes the contents of the clipboard into it.]
Delete That Now
Share This File [This allows you to set file
sharing properties on a network.]
Please Find
Download Pictures [This
is specific to my machine. It copies the picture file on a CompactFlash
card in my G drive and pastes it to my Camera folder. You can modify this
one to automate regular file transfers.]
Name Pictures
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