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Chapter 6, Speed Hacks

#52 Generate Code with Macros

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installed), the macros from your own projects will appear. Select the macro

you want to create a button for and drag it into the desired position on the

toolbar where it will appear as a button.

After creating your toolbar, you can simply close the customization window

and dock the toolbar wherever it is convenient for you in your IDE. For

more information on customizing this toolbar, including how to create an

image for your toolbar item, please refer to “Customize Menus and Tool-

bars”

[Hack #25].

Creating a Keyboard Shortcut

Creating a keyboard shortcut is an even easier way to make your macro

accessible during your normal document editing. A macro will simply

appear as another command in the list available when assigning a keyboard

shortcut as described in “Create Your Own Shortcuts”

[Hack #24].

Sharing Macros

Unlike normal Visual Studio Projects, Macro Projects are contained in a sin-

gle file instead of a separate file for each module. If you have a module you

wish to share among multiple users, you must first export it. Here is the pro-

cess for exporting a macro:

1. Open the module you wish to export.

2. Click File

➝ Export NewModule (Ctrl-E).

3. Choose where to save the file to.

When you wish to import the module on another machine, simply select

Add Existing Item and locate the file you previously exported.

See Also

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