Examples of “macro” in a Sentence

noun A short, saved sequence of commands that runs automatically to perform a repeated task.

• She wrote a macro in Excel to format the report with one click.
• The keyboard shortcut triggers a macro that saves and emails the file.
• I recorded a macro that copies the totals into a new sheet each Friday.

verb To create or run a macro to automate a task.

• He macroed the whole invoicing process to save time each month.
• She macroed the repeated formatting steps so the task took seconds.
• If you macro this routine, the computer can do it overnight.