Macro

A **Macro** is a shortcut to execute a sequence of one to six commands, each of which can be used to activate a Job Ability, start casting a spell, issue a pet command, change an item of equipment, put text to a chat channel, or perform some other action.

The execution is sequential, and can be interrupted by activating another macro during /wait commands, or by pressing the "Escape" key or the cancel button on a controller/gamepad during select target (for example, <st> or others) commands. A macro interrupted during its execution will not complete the command on which the interruption occurred, nor execute the remaining commands in the sequence.

Users are given 20 Books with 10 macro palettes each. Each palette consists of 2 rows of 10 macros each. Every Content ID (character) has its own, unique set of macro palettes, which are not shared with other characters on the same account. Macros are stored on the game client, not the PlayOnline server; users playing with the same account on multiple clients (for example, another PC, PS2, or XBOX 360) will not have access to the macros written on another machine. However, macros can be manually stored and loaded from the PlayOnline servers.

## Backing up Macros

To backup macros, make a copy of the "USER" folder. This can be found via the path *HorizonXI > Game > SquareEnix > Final Fantasy XI > User* .

## Available commands

*See Commands for a complete list of commands that can be used.*
Each macro starts with a command to determine what type of command you will issue. The most common are:

## Selecting a Target (Pronouns)

Several commands require you to specify a target as a parameter to your action (such as /lockon, /target, /magic, and /range), you can use the following placeholders to select targets:

Macros/Placeholders

## Syntax

When programming your macros, be sure to always include proper spelling, punctuation, and targets. Refer to the page for each command for more information about their usage and examples. Quotation marks are optional when referencing a single-word ability, weapon skill, spell, etc. (for instance, "/ja Benediction <me>" is a working macro).

* You may also create macro command lines (such as the examples listed below) with words used in the Auto-Translator format which can cut down on time it takes (and make sure it is spelled correctly) to write out an ability, weaponskill, or items. All auto-translated words appear as **{example}**.
	+ *Make sure as you are typing out a macro line you put the auto-translated format of whichever word first and then go back and add quotation marks to each side of the auto-translated phrase. As putting a quotation mark first and typing out the first couple of letters and pressing TAB will interfere.*

## Other Placeholders

These are some additional placeholders which make using macros more helpful. These may be placed anywhere in a chat or echo line:

Macros/other placeholders

## Macro Guides

* Summoner Macro Guide
* Beastmaster Macro Guide
* White Mage Macro Guide
* Puppetmaster Macro Ideas
* ASCII Alt Codes Guide (i.e., how to make special characters)
* Macros Guide by Egomzez
* Samurai: Extended macros for non windower user's.
* The Hub System of Macro Management a guide by Sekhmet