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Thanks, I also found a thread on <ALT><ALT> which seems to work. Is there a reason (other than the legibility of yours) to use one versus the other?

I'm just evaluating Macro Express as the natural add on after ShortKeys (the application). One feature of SK that I love is the ease of adding a new shortkey, and am trying to create a macro patterned after that. In essence, what I am trying to accomplish is

Trigger: Ctrl Up Arrow

Cut the selected text

Open the Macro Express Editor

Wait for the window Macro Express - to open

Execute the menu commands to create a new macro <ALT>ma

Select Short Key as the type, and wait for the name to be entered

...

Where I am running into problems is in the simplest point of executing the <alt>ma to create a new macro. No matter what I do, I get the system beep, which I'm gathering means I have a timing problem. Thoughts? Seems executing a menu should not be this hard