Macro to remove characters - Engraving Etc. Forum

From:	Elm (MKLEIN)	8 Sep 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	12 of 20

4596.12 In reply to 4596.11

Carl,

You are a genious!

After my copy/paste to several plates on the template, then selecting
all the text to have the characters removed, it takes about 3 seconds vs. several minutes the way I use todo it.

Yes, it works perfect. I am always looks for short cuts to save time but I was wondering if there is a way to set up the script in Corel to run from
a one click operation.

Right now I have modified my tool bar to only have the necessary tools I use, and one of them being the play button to activate the script selection.

Don't get me wrong it is still better than the way I use todo it, but is there a way to set up a button so when I click on it the script will run right away instead of bring up all the scripts for selection. I know this may be a little far fetched, but it don't hurt to ask..

Thanks again,
Mike

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	8 Sep 2006
To:	Elm (MKLEIN)	13 of 20

4596.13 In reply to 4596.12
quote: if there is a way to set up the script in Corel to run from a one click operation. Yes. The following may appear daunting, but it's actually pretty easy. Let me know if you have any problems with it and I'll try to make those areas clearer. It was copied from message 4364.2 ------- You can also add the macro as a command on a toolbar, which isn't the easiest thing to do, but we're talking minutes and not hours to implement. I have a flyout specifically for macros. It's fairly straight forward and once you do it, it is fairly intuitive. To add a command button for a macro to the Toolbox toolbar: - Right click anywhere on the toolbox toolbar and follow Customize> Toolbox Toolbar> and then click on Add a new command - In the new window, just below the word Command (top center of the new window) is a text box with File. Click on the down arrow and find and select Macros (it's at the top of the list). - In the text list box below, find the macro that you want to add as a command button and click on it ONCE. - You can add a tool tip (see box to the right) under the GENERAL tab. - Or use a shortcut key for it under the SHORTCUT KEYS tab - Click on the Appearance tab. - Here you can change the ICON by IMPORTing one or drawing your own! - You may want to change the caption (above the ICON) to something simpler than what is displayed. - Once you get all that done (and you can come back and modify this later), left click (hold down the mouse button) on the macro name in the list box (to left of the tabs section, where you first clicked on it above) and drag it to the toolbox toolbar. Or wherever you want. - You can undo the command button by dragging it back to where you dragged it from. - You can go back and modify the icon or tooltip without having to drag it to the toolbar again. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.GuntersvilleLaser.com

From:	Elm (MKLEIN)	8 Sep 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	14 of 20

4596.14 In reply to 4596.13

Carl,

Perfect...

Just finished setting it up on the tool bar and works great!
I can see where this will be handy for setting up other macros
to run with one click operation.

Thanks
Mike

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	8 Sep 2006
To:	Elm (MKLEIN)	15 of 20

4596.15 In reply to 4596.14
Excellent. You probably should export your Workspace so you have a backup copy in case you ever have to use the dreaded F8 on start-up. Right-click on the toolbox toolbar. Follow Customize> Workspace, click on Export Workspace, choose all of the checkboxes (or just toolbars) and then SAVE. If you have CorelDraw running on several computers, this is a great way to synchronize your workspaces so they all look the same. If you move a workspace to a new computer, make sure you manually copy the GMS files for any macros that you have added. I don't know for sure, but I don't think they are included when you export your workspace. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.GuntersvilleLaser.com

From:	Elm (MKLEIN)	8 Sep 2006
To:	Carl (CSEWELL)	16 of 20

4596.16 In reply to 4596.15

Carl,

That's exactly what I will be doing this weekend, setting up another clone pc to our pc's here in the shop. My wife's aunt from Ohio is going to start entering data onto my templates which I will be sending her via email orders, so the more I can automate the process the better for everyone involved.

I really do appreciate ALL the help and info you have given and I hope
someday I can return the favor.

Thanks
Mike

From:	Elm (MKLEIN)	24 Sep 2006
To:	ALL	17 of 20

4596.17

Well Carl, I'm going to pick you brain again on another feature of Corel which may or may not be available. I have a customer who needs some text engraved, but not in English, but Russian. I did find a online text translator which I can enter the English text and it will convert it over to Russian, after which time I then copy/paste to corel. Just thought maybe it was possible todo this in corel alone. This is the first time I have ever had anyone ask for this tobe done so its a new one one me..

Thanks
Mike

From:	Carl (CSEWELL)	25 Sep 2006
To:	Elm (MKLEIN)	19 of 20

4596.19 In reply to 4596.17
Mike; Are you asking if the translation can be done in CorelDraw? Not that I know of and I really wouldn't recommend that you do it that way even it was possible. I would strongly suggest that you get the Russian text in the correct format, directly from your customer,. Language translation can be a very inexact 'science'. Carl Guntersville Laser Engraving Guntersville, AL http://www.GuntersvilleLaser.com

From:	logojohn	25 Sep 2006
To:	Elm (MKLEIN)	20 of 20

4596.20 In reply to 4596.17
I have someone who uses Laotian fonts. Most characters require key combinations. They gave me several types of Laotion fonts. He brings in a doc file with his wording. I open it and then can copy and paste it into coreldraw or Xenetech for making the layout fit the product.