Dialog Boxes — Customize Macros dialog box — Options page

# Options page

The Options page allows you to set options related to the Macros menu.

## Add to My Macros when New Macro is Saved or Selected check box

If this box is checked, when a new macro is selected by the Save Macro command or the Select Macro command, the macro will be added to My Macros.

## Ask Macro Language when Editing New Recorded Macro check box

Displays a dialog box to select a macro language from JavaScript or VBScript when selecting the Edit Macro command while a temporary macro is selected.

## Running one of My Macros will set it as the default macro check box

If this box is checked, when you select one of My Macros or press the shortcut key assigned to a macro, the selected macro will be set as the default macro.

## Run macros asynchronously by default check box

If this box is checked, EmEditor runs macros asynchronously if the #async directive is not used.

## Use V8 as JavaScript engine check box

If this box is checked, EmEditor runs JavaScript macros using the V8 engine if the #language directive is not used.

## Always open macros without a Unicode signature (BOM) as UTF-8 check box

If this box is checked, and if a macro file does not have a Unicode signature (BOM), EmEditor opens the file as UTF-8 without displaying a dialog box to select the encoding with which the file should be opened.

## Default language option

Specifies the default language for a macro. If the Clipboard is selected for the macro, this option selects the language of the macro in the Clipboard.

## Folder text box

Specifies the default folder for My Macros. When you select a macro by using the Save Macro command or the Select Macro command, this folder will be the default folder.

## ... button

Click this button to find the specified file.

## Reset button

Resets to default settings.