When you need macros, not just snippets
Text snippets stop where real automation begins. Here is how to tell which one your workflow actually needs.
A snippet drops a block of text where your cursor is. That covers a lot — until the work is not about typing at all. If your repetitive task involves clicking, navigating, or waiting for a page, you have outgrown snippets and you need a macro.
Where snippets stop
Snippets are perfect for canned text: replies, signatures, boilerplate. But they cannot click a button, open the next record, wait for something to load, or read a value off the page. The moment your workflow has steps, a snippet can only do the typing part.
What a macro adds
A macro records the actions, not just the text — clicks, focus changes, fills, scrolls, and waits — and replays them in order. Add branching and variable extraction and a single key can carry a whole multi-step flow end to end.
- Use a snippet when the task is purely inserting text.
- Use a macro when the task involves clicks, navigation, or timing.
- Chain both when you need to fill a field and then submit the form.
You do not have to choose up front — map a snippet today and promote it to a macro when the workflow grows.