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Organize macros and macro books

Find out how to create, rename, delete, and move or copy macro books in Connexion client.

Work with macrobooks

You create macros only within a macro book. Macro book files use the extension *.mbk

  1. Navigate to Tools > Macros > Manage > Organizer.
  2. In the Macro Organizer window, you can:
    • Create a macro book: Click New Macro Book and follow steps 4 and 5 for writing a macro.
    • Rename a macro book: Select a macro book. Click Rename Macro Book, and enter a new name over the old name.
    • Delete a macro book: Select a macro book. Click Delete. Click Yes to confirm or No to cancel.
    • Move or copy a macro book:
      1. To move or copy a macro book to or from another location, change the location for Macro Directory 1 and/or Macro Directory 2. Click the arrow to open the Current list. Select the drive and then the folder to move or copy to or from.
        Default location: X:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\OCLC\Connex (where X is the letter of your hard drive)
      2. Select the macro book you want to move or copy and click Move or Copy. The highlighted macro book is moved or copied from its current location to the location shown under Current Directory in the opposite list area.
    • Move or copy a macro between macro books:
      1. To move or copy a macro book to or from another location, change the location for Macro Directory 1 and/or Macro Directory 2. Click the arrow to open the Current list. Select the drive and then the folder to move or copy to or from.
      2. In either list, select the macro book to which you want to move or copy a macro.
      3. In the other list, select the macro book from which you want to move or copy a macro. Click the plus sign (+) to list the macros in the macro book.
      4. Select the macro and click Move or Copy.

 Caution: To prevent loss of data, OCLC recommends copying and pasting directly from one macro to another using the macro editor rather than using Move or Copy in the macro organizer.

OCLC-supplied macro books may be overwritten at upgrade

Do not store customized macros in OCLC-supplied macro books

OCLC-supplied macro book files OCLC.mbk and Dewey.mbk may be overwritten when you upgrade the software to provide you with the most currently available OCLC macros.

If you store customized macros in either of these books, you must rename the existing macro book before upgrading to be sure that the installation does not overwrite it and cause you to lose your own macros.

OCLC recommends that you create different macro book file(s) to store macros you create, copy, or record.