When a macro is created or its profile is reset, the default profile is used to provide the default settings.

Pulse mode

One of the two playback modes. Under Pulse mode, keystrokes and mouse clicks are played back one by one at a certain interval and mouse movements are ignored. The default interval is 0 ms.

Flow mode

The other of the two playback modes. Under Flow mode, keystrokes, mouse movements and clicks are played back at an adjustable speed. Script-based macros only run under Flow mode. The default speed is 100%.

Repeat

Number of repetition. If it is set to zero, the macro will run repeatedly until Shift+Pause is pressed. The default value is 1.

Search for the target window

If this option is selected, the target window will be searched for intelligently during playback. Every time a macro runs, the environment may be different a lot. Journal Macro can search for the target window and adjust its position and size to make sure the macro runs correctly. By default, it is not selected.

Max search time

This option is available only when "Search for the target window" is selected. You can specify the max search time here. The default value is 3 seconds.

Go on running if the target window is not found

This option is available only when "Search for the target window" is selected. If it is selected and the target window is not found in the time specified above, the macro will go on running without any prompting. Otherwise, a message box will pop up to ask if you want to search for the target window again. Choose "Yes" to search for the target window again, "No" to ignore all operations associated with it and go on running, "Cancel" to stop running. By default, this option is not selected.

Interval between two times of playback

You can specify the interval between two times of playback. Keyboard and mouse are both locked during the interval. The default interval is 0 second.

Ignore mouse clicks under Pulse mode

If this option is selected, mouse clicks will be ignored under Pulse mode. By default, it is not selected.

Play back Ctrl, Shift and Alt keystrokes immediately under Pulse mode

If this option is selected, Ctrl, Shift and Alt keystrokes will be played back without any delay under Pulse mode. By default, it is selected.

Hints:

• You can save the profile of the selected macro as default in the Tools->Save Profile as Default menu.
• If you want to pick out all keystrokes in a macro, you can choose not to search for the target window and to ignore mouse clicks, open Notepad and run the macro under Pulse mode.