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What is a Macro?
Macros are scripts that allow several actions to be customized into one button that can be used just like an ability or spell. So if you normal play by using the same 3 or 4 commands in a row you can put all those onto one button. They save a lot of time, and make it possible for you to multi-task in groups. Ever wondered how that one guy could be killing a mob and chatting at the same time...with a macro.
How do I Make a Macro?
Creating Macros is really Easy. Once you do one, you'll get hooked. Macros have their own screen. You can access it by typing /macro /m or by clicking on the computer in the lower section of your screen, and clicking on the Macros Button. You can also get there by pressing Esc and then hitting the Macros Button.
At the Bottom of the Macros Screen click New, and a window will appear on the right, this will be your Macro's Icon. So try to pick something that will help you think of what you're putting on it. Then Name it at the top, again name it something that will remind you of it. Use abbreviations if possible, it'll only show so much of your name on the icon. Click the Okay Button, and the icon has been created. Now put your Macro Script in the Macro Command Area and you have your Macro. Make sure if you're putting in an ability or spell that it is spelled exactly how it is in your spellbook. The easiest way to do this is to open your spell book and Shift Click the spell/ability you want to go into the macro.
You can do more than use abilities and spells with your macros. Equiping an item or using an item can be acheived with macros. Once again your items must be spelled exactly as they appear, Shift Clicking will save lots of headache. If you're attempting a macro with an item that has a "use" effect like a trinket, the macro will automatically equip it if it's not already equiped.
/use inventory slot will let you use an item that you have equiped. Trinkets are the most common for this, slots 13 and 14. For Instance you could use a trinket in your macro by using /use 14.
You can also do this with items that are in your bag. Each bag in your "bag slots" is identified by 4,3,2,1, and 0 from left to right. 0 being your backpack. Each slot in your bag also has a number 1-16 or more. Starting in the upper left 1,2,3,4 and so on. When you type in two numbers seperated by a space you're telling the macro to use bag X spot Y. For example /use 0 16 could be your favorite trinket, food, water or whatever in your backpack bottom right corner.
A macro can also equip an item by name. Shift Click for the best results as they must ALL be spelled EXACTLY in all Macros. /equip will put an item into its default spot. Or if it's a ring or trinket, just like in the game when you try to right click two different rings in your back, they'll equip to the same finger and only one will be there. So a macro of course will handle this too, but using the slot number to identify where it needs to go. So /equipslot 12 Ring of Saviors, your epic ring will be slipped on, and in your next macro, use the ring, take it off put on the next one, so forth and so on until you can't use any more scripting for your macro.
What are the Slots?
So you're ready to use a macro to equip an item and you need to know where to equip it to. Below is the list of the Number and which Slot it represents.
Double check the list to make sure you get it right, at first glance it seems like they're in some sort of easy to understand organization, lol. That's not the case.
What about for Spells - Abilities?
Just like with every other macro, exact spelling is key. I really hope you're getting the idea to Shift Click them all. Ok keeping it simple a spell can be cast using /cast spell name. /cast Fireball will shoot a Mage's Fireball. The macro will automatically pick up the highest rank that you have for it.
If you're using a spell between for cooldown time that is an "auto shot" you must stop the spell with /stopcasting. You DO NOT have to have the name of the spell here, just /stopcasting
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