Note: BasicMaker is only available for Windows and is not included in all versions of SoftMaker Office.
You can use the BasicMaker program to write and run scripts written in the programming language SoftMaker Basic. SoftMaker Basic is based on Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), the programming language of Microsoft Office.
Scripts can be used to automate workflows in the word processing application TextMaker and the spreadsheet application PlanMaker.
Starting BasicMaker
To start BasicMaker or to run a BasicMaker script, use one of the following procedures:
▪Starting BasicMaker via the Start menu
| You can start BasicMaker by clicking on the Start menu (the Windows logo button) in the lower left corner of the screen and choosing SoftMaker Office > BasicMaker. |
▪Starting BasicMaker from within TextMaker/PlanMaker
| You can also start BasicMaker from within TextMaker or PlanMaker. |
To do so, choose the ribbon command File | Edit script  in TextMaker/PlanMaker. |
▪Running a script directly from within TextMaker/PlanMaker
In TextMaker/PlanMaker, choose the ribbon command File | Run script  to run a script. A file dialog appears. Select the script to be run, and confirm with OK. |
All further information about BasicMaker and how to "program" TextMaker and PlanMaker can be found in the online help of BasicMaker, which can be accessed via the Help menu in BasicMaker.