How to Put Symbols in Your WoW Macros
In the game World of Warcraft, a macro allows a character to cast damaging spells and actions at enemies or heal yourself and your allies. Macros also allow you to give commands such as "/dance" or "/talk" without the need to retype the command each time you want to use it. Macros are also helpful when you want to announce something in trade or guild chat channels without retyping the information repeatedly.
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Instructions
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Open the character map on your computer. Select "Start" then "Programs" then "Accessibility" or "Tools." Find your character map. The character map allows you to copy and paste different characters and symbols into your World of Warcraft macros.
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Minimize your character map until you are making your World of Warcraft macro.
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Enter the World of Warcraft to begin making your customized macro.
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Click "Enter" to begin typing in the dialogue box.
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Type /macro or /m in the dialogue box to start making your macro. When you type the command a prompt will open.
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Select "New" in the prompt. A second prompt will appear allowing you to name your macro and choose a picture for it. At the top of the prompt, type in a name for your macro.
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Choose a picture to represent your macro. The pictures appear in the second prompt, underneath the macro name. Click "Okay" once you are finished naming your macro and choosing the picture. This action brings you back to the first prompt.
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Select your new macro from the first prompt to enter the command you want.
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Bring up your character map to copy and paste the symbols into your macro. Select one character at a time or select all of the characters at once. After you choose the symbols they appear in a small dialogue box at the bottom of the character map.
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Click "Copy" on your character map and minimize the map once more. Click "Paste" to paste the characters into your WoW macro.
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Use your mouse to "Click and Drag" your macro to the toolbar to which you are assigning it. Click on the macro to use it. Close the macro box by clicking on the "X" at the top right corner.
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Tips & Warnings
Use /s to use your macro in "Say" areas where everyone will read what you type.
Use /y to make your macro "Yell."
Use /p to make your macro only seen in "Party."
Use /g to use your macro in "Guild."
