This function activates the selected window or in other words brings focus to the window so that it can accept keystroke input. If the window is not running on the computer when the macro is invoked, the macro will terminate. This option requires a Windows Title.

 

Keyboard Express - Editor > Activate/Launch > Window Activate

 

Window Title

Enter the title of the window to activate. Or click on the Browse button to see a list of all windows currently running. Select the window from the list to insert the name into the Window Title edit box.

 

Exact Match

This requires that the window name entered matches exactly with the name of the window waiting to receive focus. For example, if listing Notepad as the window name, but the actual window title is Notepad - Untitled, then the macro would not wait.

 

Partial Match

The Partial Match option does not require an exact window title match. For example, if waiting for a notepad window, inserting "notepad" or "notep" as the window title will find the window. This is particularly useful as some Window Titles change based on whether a given file is open. Case sensitivity is not required. For example, "NOTepad" will work as well as "notepad".

 

The Name contains Wildcards

Select this option if a wildcard is included in the window title name. A wildcard uses the " * " or " ? " characters in the title to expand the possibilities of a match. These are similar to the wildcards used in Windows for searches.