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Sixwheels 
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 Topic: Macro to shut down and restartPosted: 13/Jul/2012 at 1:24pm |
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Hello everyone, I would like to be able to say the command "shut down my computer", or "restart my computer", and have it done automatically with a macro. Unfortunately, I can't figure out how to do it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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mmarkoe_admin
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Posted: 14/Jul/2012 at 9:36am |
This is doable. The keystroke commands for closing a program, or if no programs are open closing Windows, is Alt + F4. You can closs any open programs by voice. I.E., "Close Microsoft Word." Once at the desktop, activate a macro, "Shut down my computer." Here are the keystrokes for my office workstation which is Windows 7 Professional to Restart: Alt + F4 - to bring up Shutdown Windows dialog box Down Arrow - to go to Restart Enter - to activate Restart For Shutdown my computer: Alt + F4 - to bring up Shutdown Windows dialog box Down Arrow - to go to Restart Down Arrow - to go to Sleep Down Arrow - to go to Shutdown Enter - to activate Shutdown Try the keystrokes first to confirm this works. Marty Markoe, eMicrophones, Inc. |
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Sixwheels
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Posted: 14/Jul/2012 at 5:32pm |
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Interesting. Every computer must be slightly different. Alt + F4 does bring up a shutdown window, but instead of the down arrow key, it is the left arrow key that changes the selection. Nevertheless, Marty, you are right on! I should absolutely be able to make this work. Always great doing business with you. ;-)
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Sixwheels
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Posted: 15/Jul/2012 at 2:32pm |
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Just wanted to let everyone know that this worked perfectly. When creating the macro, you may want to add some pauses, if you're actually interested in seeing it work, otherwise it goes so fast that it's done in the blink of an eye. :-)
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