As a gamer, you can spend thousands of hours practicing to improve your skills. But there comes a time when you may feel like you can’t do any more. Even if you have top-notch peripherals, including a mouse, sound setup, and keyboard, there are still some things you can do to improve. Add automation to the mix, and you can reach your desired gaming potential.
This is where the macro keys come in. Macro keys allow you to focus on other aspects of the game. They can be programmed through software, assigned to special extra keys found on a few keyboards. Let’s take a look at macro keys and how to set up mouse macros.
What is Mouse Macro Setting?
Mouse macro setting is a computer mouse feature that allows users to automate repetitive tasks by recording some mouse clicks and movements and then assigning them to a specific button on the mouse or a key on the keyboard.
For example, if you want to regularly perform a series of clicks and movements to open a certain program or perform a certain action in a game, you can record these actions as a macro and assign them to a single button on your mouse or keyboard. This can save you time and make your workflow more efficient.
Mouse macro settings are often used in games to assign complex movements or actions to a single button press. They can also be used in productivity applications to automate repetitive tasks such as data entry or formatting. Some gaming mice come with dedicated software that allows users to create and customize mouse macro settings, while others can be programmed through the operating system or third-party software.
How to Set Mouse Macro?
What you can do with a mouse is normally limited. But with mouse macro tuning, you can reassign mouse buttons to keyboard keys, gamepad controls, or mouse movements, even without an additional button.
Macro Adjustment with Razer Mouse
So how to set a macro for a mouse? For this, we will use the Razer mouse as an example. Below you will see the steps to set macros with a Razer mouse:
- Download and install Razer Synapse on your computer by clicking the link there.
- Then go to the MACRO tab.
- Click the + icon next to the MACRO LIST.
- Click Save Now. You can also assign a Hot Key if you like.
- Then click where it says START.
- After about three seconds, start performing the desired actions.
- When you want to finish, click STOP.
- For renaming, click on the macro and then press Enter. Also click on the “✓” icon to save the changes.
- To delete a macro, click on the “…” (ellipsis) icon and select Delete.
- If you want to delete a command within a macro, place the cursor over the command and click on the delete icon.
Setting Macros with Mionix Mouse
This will vary depending on which software you are running. For the Mionix HUB software you should follow these steps:
- Go to the Buttons tab
- Select the button you want to assign a macro to
- Select the Key command or Key sequence and save the macro you want to use.
For other software, follow the steps below:
- Go to the macro settings tab in our software and create a new macro by clicking on “new macro“.
- Select the new macro and start recording an event. Click “start record” to add the commands you want to your event. If you want the event to have mouse buttons, right click in the event box and select “insert mouse event”.
- When you are done with the event, click “stop record” and go to the mouse settings tab.
- You will need to link the macro to the mouse button you want to use. Expand the button you want to link your macro to, select “assign record macro” and select your recorded macro from the list.
In MIONIX HUB software you can only bind system keys such as Ctrl+C to a macro.
Setting Macros with Microsoft Mouse
Microsoft mouse macros use the .mhm extension. By default they are saved as a separate file in the Documents\Microsoft Hardware\Macros subfolder. You should follow the instructions below to set macros with Microsoft mouse:
- Open the Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center on your computer.
- Now select Macro from the list that appears.
- From here, click Create New Macro.
- In the Name field, choose a name for your macro.
- Click on Editor and enter your macro.
- Confirm that your new macro is selected from the Available Macros.
To edit your existing macro again, follow the steps above up to Available Macros and then click on Editor. You can then either edit your macro or assign new functions to it.
