Creating macros

Updated by Jill Bowers

In Sketch 

  1. On the Sketch tab, select Options. 
  2. Select Macros in the Sketch ribbon. 
  3. Select Macro list. A dialog box opens. 
  4. Select Add. 
  5. Type a name and a description for your macro. 
  6. To add line items, select Line items. 
  7. Enter the Category (Cat), Selection (Sel), and Calculation for a line item.  
  8. Select Add Item. 
  9. Repeat steps six through eight for each line item you want to include in the macro. 
  10. Select and configure any other options. 
  11. Select OK to save your macro. 

In Estimate Items—method one 

  1. On the Estimate items tab, select Items. 
  2. Select Macros. 
  3. In the Macros pane, select a macro.  
  4. Select Add. 
  5. Type a name and a description for your macro. 
  6. To add line items, select Line items. 
  7. Enter the Category (Cat), Selection (Sel), and Calculation for a line item.  
  8. Select Add Item. 
  9. Repeat steps six through eight for each line item you want to include in the macro. 
  10. Select and configure any other options. 
  11. Select OK to save your macro. 

In Estimate Items—method two 

  1. Add the appropriate line items to a structure or group. 
  2. In the Grouping pane, right-click the structure or group that has the line items you want to save as a macro. 
  3. Select Save macro to open the Macros dialog box. 
  4. Type a name in the Code box.
  5. Enter a description for your macro. 
  6. Select OK to save your macro. 

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