Macros are a powerful feature of ProPresenter that allow you to create a custom group of actions and then have a slide trigger them or have them be manually triggered from show controls.

Creating a Macro

You can create a Macro by clicking on the [M] icon in the show controls area, at the bottom right of the ProPresenter window. Then click the small + button to create a new Macro. Once you've created a Macro, you can right click on it to customize the name, color, icon, or add actions.

To add actions to the created Macro, right click on the Macro icon, select Add Action, and then click on the desired slide action. You can, also, add actions by dragging them from the Action Palette to the Macro icon. To open the Action Palette, go to the top menu and select View > Action Palette. From this window, click and drag the desired slide action to the Macro icon.

To edit or delete a Macro, you can right click on the Macro icon and select Edit Actions or Remove Actions

Triggering Macros

There are different options for triggering Macros. You can either click the Macro in the show controls area or you can add the Macro to a slide. When the Macro is triggered, all actions that were added will be triggered. 

To add a Macro to a slide, you can right click on the slide you want to add the Macro to, select Add Action > Add Macro and choose the Macro. You can, also, add the Macro to the slide by dragging the desired Macro from the show controls area directly onto the slide. 

You can, also, trigger a Macro through a Communication Device connection in ProPresenter. For more information on this setup, you can view the article here.

Organizing Macros

You can easily view and order your macros by sorting them into collections and assigning them unique icons. 

You can create different collections, or groups, of your Macros. To create a collection, click on the Default Collection drop to open the Macro Collections menu, and click on the small + in the right hand corner of this window. To name the collection, you can begin typing immediately, or you can right click on the created collection and select Rename. Once a Macro is added, you can move it or add it to a certain collection by right clicking on the Macro, and clicking Move To or Add To, and selecting the appropriate collection. You can access the Macro Collections menu to toggle between your different collections. 

You can, also, select different views for the Macros panel. To select your view, you will select the desired icon in the bottom right corner of the window. The Grid View displays the Macros as large icons. The Table View displays the created Macros as a vertical list. In this view, you will see the actions assigned to the specific Macros.

Another organization feature is the ability to change the icon of your Macros. To do this, you can right click on the Macro and select Change Icon. From the menu that appears, you can select a different icon or import your own icon.