Alienware Command Center 5.x User's Guide

Create a macro

1. Click MACROS under the FX tab.
   A menu appears, prompting you to select the device to which you want to apply macros.
2. Select the device.
3. In the MACROS tab, click + to create a macro.
   The CREATE NEW MACRO dialog box is displayed.
4. Select the type of macro that you want to create by clicking the tab. The following are the tabs:
   • KEYSTROKE—Assign a particular keystroke to another key on the Alienware keyboard. For example, if you assign the keystroke for the letter X to the Q key on the keyboard, X gets typed when you press the Q key.
   • MACRO—Create complex macros, record actions, and assign the keystroke combinations to a macro. Click REC and STOP to start and stop recording the macro, respectively.
   • SHORTCUT—Enter a shortcut to a program, folder, or website. Click SAVE to save the shortcut created.
   • TEXT BLOCK—Enter preassigned text when a key is pressed.
5. Click SAVE to save the macro.
6. Click SAVE THEME to apply the macro to the theme.
7. To assign a macro to a particular key, drag and drop the macro to one of the available keys for macro on the device.