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Macro Express contains most of the capabilities of ShortKeys and many additional features.
This page highlights the major differences between ShortKeys and Macro Express.

Have the best of both! Use ShortKeys and Macro Express at the same time.

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General Information
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ShortKeys
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Macro Express
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| Download file size |
3.1 MB |
7.4 MB |
| Price |
$19.95 |
$39.95 |
| Operating Systems |
Vista, 2003, XP, Me, 2000, 98, NT, 95 |
Vista, 2003, XP, Me, 2000, 98, NT, 95 |
| Web Page |
www.shortkeys.com |
www.macros.com |

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Feature
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ShortKeys
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Macro Express
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| Character limit |
3000 characters per shortkey macro |
No fixed limit per shortkey macro |
| Maximum number of characters per shortkey activation |
32 |
10 |
| Spell Checker |
Yes |
No |
| Replace word feature |
Yes |
No |
| Hint mode if Suffix option is selected |
Yes |
No |
| Macro Activation |
Shortkey |
Hot Key, Shortkey, Window, Mouse, Scheduler, Window Control, Popup Menu, Floating Menu, Command Line |
| Support Mouse Clicks and Moves |
No |
Yes |
| Support If / Then Conditionals |
No |
Yes |
| Support for Variables |
No |
Yes |
| Support for Text File Processing |
No |
Yes |
| Support for Error Logging |
No |
Yes |
| Email macro functions |
No |
Yes |
| FTP commands |
No |
Yes |
| Network support |
Yes |
Yes |
| Silent Install for network |
Yes |
Yes |
| Handling of timing issues |
No |
Delay, Pause, Wait for Commands |
| Multimedia support |
No |
AVI, WAV, MIDI, CD-ROM |
| Macro Nesting |
Yes |
Yes |
| Macro Building |
Editor |
Record, Script Editor, Direct Editor, Wizard |
| Popup or Floating Menus |
No |
Yes |
| Password protection of macros |
No |
Yes |
| Window Control commands |
No |
Yes |
| Create icon on desktop for macros |
No |
Yes |
| Call one macro from another |
No |
Yes |
| Number of Macro Commands |
Limited |
490+ |
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| Complete list of features |
ShortKeys Features |
Macro Express Features |

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