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Welcome!

Welcome to BasicMaker!

This manual describes how to use BasicMaker, a programming environment that allows you to control TextMaker, PlanMaker and other VBA-compatible Windows programs using scripts.

BasicMaker is only available for Windows and is not included in all versions of SoftMaker Office.

Note: This manual was written in order to describe how to use the program via the new ribbon user interface. A description of its use via classic menus with toolbars can only be found in older manuals.

Tip: A table in the appendix shows you which ribbon command corresponds to which menu command:
Ribbon commands and corresponding menu commands

The manual is divided into the following chapters:

Welcome!

The chapter that you are currently reading. It contains information on the general use of BasicMaker.

Using the script editor

In the second chapter, you learn everything about the operation of the script editor of BasicMaker, which you use to build, execute and test your scripts.

Language elements of SoftMaker Basic

Here you can find basic information about the syntax of SoftMaker Basic.

BasicMaker and TextMaker

BasicMaker was primarily developed in order to be able to program TextMaker and PlanMaker. This chapter contains all details about programming TextMaker via BasicMaker scripts.

BasicMaker and PlanMaker

In this chapter you will find information about programming PlanMaker via BasicMaker scripts.

Statements and functions from A to Z

This chapter covers descriptions of all statements and functions available in SoftMaker Basic.