• In Arbortext IsoDraw: record a sequence of tasks using the Record macro command on the Macros menu. Before recording, you must specify a macro name and a macro file to store it in. After recording, you can run the entire macro, or, choose Debug macro from the Macros menu and execute one macro line at a time while you observe the results. (For more information, see Recording Macros and Debugging Macros.)

• In a text editing program (such as Windows Notepad): Open a macro file and edit the macro code directly. When you’re ready to test the macro, save the macro file, then load, run, and debug it in Arbortext IsoDraw. You can also use a text editor to edit recorded macros. (In fact, recording a macro first, then editing the code in a text editor is often easier than starting from scratch.) When you edit IML code in a macro file, be sure to follow the IML syntax and usage examples described in this guide. (For more information, see Editing Macro Files.