A question about macros

[James Silverton]

Hello All!

I am still trying to make a decision about going to Vista. Is
there any macro capability in Windows Mail? The absence of
macros in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP is
a pain. I did not see the word "macro" in the downloaded
messages.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

 

[Guest]

Hello All!

I am still trying to make a decision about going to Vista. Is there any
macro capability in Windows Mail? The absence of macros in Internet
Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP is a pain. I did not see the
word "macro" in the downloaded messages.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

I've been looking through its menus for months for various reasons, and
don't remember seeing any reference to macros. What do you want to
use the macros for? They might have some ability that they decided to
call something else.

 

[James Silverton]

(e-mail address removed)


wrote on Mon, 5 May 2008 16:30:34 -0500:

I've been looking through its menus for months for various
reasons, and don't remember seeing any reference to macros.
What do you want to use the macros for? They might have some
ability that they decided to call something else.

There are two things I'd like to do: program a single keystroke
or button to set up printing in the way that I want it and also
program something that would let me minimize the Mail window
while leaving any other windows. In Windows XP, you can minimize
all windows but a single one has to be minimized by mousing to
the "-" sign on the top bar.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

 

[Guest]

(e-mail address removed)


wrote on Mon, 5 May 2008 16:30:34 -0500:




There are two things I'd like to do: program a single keystroke or button
to set up printing in the way that I want it and also program something
that would let me minimize the Mail window while leaving any other
windows. In Windows XP, you can minimize all windows but a single one has
to be minimized by mousing to the "-" sign on the top bar.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

In Vista, most windows come with an _ box near the top right corner,
which you can click to minimize that window.

Setting a single keystroke to print a message is harder; I haven't
found a way to do it yet, but I haven't found a real need to do this.

 

[Steve Cochran]

There are no macros in WinMail.

steve

 

[James Silverton]

Steve wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 06:01:17 -0400:

steve

There are no macros in WinMail.

Thanks! There is one more disincentive from switching to Vista.
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

 

[Dave]

Which email program are you using now that has macros?
Just curious.
Or did you mean message rules?

 

[James Silverton]

Dave wrote on Tue, 6 May 2008 10:01:25 -0400:

Which email program are you using now that has macros?
Just curious.
Or did you mean message rules?

I don't presently have one with macros but I'd certainly like
one! It's a little OT but I'd also like to have a web browser
that allowed macros. Internet Explorer is a pain when you want
to print a page and the defaults are unsuitable.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

 

[BChat]

I use a program called AutoIt3 to do a few simple tasks - it might fill
your needs.
http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/

BChat




Hello All!

I am still trying to make a decision about going to Vista. Is
there any macro capability in Windows Mail? The absence of
macros in Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP is
a pain. I did not see the word "macro" in the downloaded
messages.

--


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not