Using the script editor > Starting BasicMaker

To start BasicMaker, do any of the following:

▪Starting BasicMaker from the Start menu

To start BasicMaker, use the Start menu (the icon with the Windows logo) in the lower left corner of the screen. You will find your SoftMaker Office applications in a folder called SoftMaker Office.

BasicMaker's script editor will open. It can be used for creating and editing scripts as well as running scripts. For details on each of its menu commands, see the sections that follow.

▪Starting BasicMaker from TextMaker or PlanMaker

You can also start BasicMaker from within TextMaker or PlanMaker. To do this, invoke the Edit script command on the ribbon tab File | Scripts group in TextMaker or PlanMaker.

▪Running a script directly from within TextMaker or PlanMaker

To execute a script from TextMaker/PlanMaker, invoke the ribbon command File | Scripts group | Start script in TextMaker or PlanMaker. A file dialog will appear. Select a script, confirm with OK and the script will be executed.