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iMacros are a neat little Tool for doing repetitive tasks. Like opening up your browser to your favorite set of URL’s, like the local weather, the morning news from you favorite sites. All in less than 3 seconds!

Thank you for using iMacros. Here are some resources to get you started:

• Online Demo, Part 1: How to create your first Firefox macro
• Online Demo, Part 2: How to enter website data automatically
• More tutorials, Wiki, User Forum
• For beginners: Using iMacros for Firefox: A Visual, Step-By-Step Tour and Visual Tours for the Muscular iMacros Extension
  by Sam Dean (OStatic Blog)
• Hosted iMacros: AlertFox offers free real user website monitoringof website performance – powered by iMacros!

Instructions:

Once you have installed the program iMarcos, it will ask you to reboot firefox, it might take you to the plugins and extensions folder for Firefox. Just OK and you should be ready to go.

Step 1: Click the iMarco icon in your tool bar (should look a bit like this):

Let’s look at some of the uses for iMarcos, here are just a few examples of how you can use iMacros to automate your web browser:

(1) Form Filler & Password Manager
With iMacros for Firefox, you no longer need to check the same sites every day, remembering passwords, and filling out web forms. iMacros is the only form filler that can autofill web forms that stretch over several pages. All information is stored in human-readable, plain text files that can be easily edited. Passwords are stored securely with 256-Bit AES encryption. Users memorize only one master password and iMacros remembers all the others, providing a truly automated login experience, that beats the Solution to Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO).

(2) Automated Download & Upload
iMacros can automate the download of images, files, or entire pages (with or without images). In the other direction, it can automate the upload of data to websites. You can use variables inside the macros and import data from CSV files. iMacros includes a user agent switcher, PDF download and Flash, and ad- and image-blocking functions. When combined and controlled with Javascript, the recorded Macros can script even very complex tasks.

(3) Data Extraction, Web Scraping/Mining & Enterprise Data Mash-Ups
The iMacros EXTRACT command automatically reads data from a website and exports it to CSV files – the exact opposite of filling out forms. iMacros includes full Unicode support and works with every language, including multi-byte languages such as Chinese. You can use this feature to download stock quotes, gather and compare web store prices, and more.

(4) Web Testing
Web professionals can use iMacros for functional, performance, and regression testing of web applications. The built-in STOPWATCH command captures precise web page response times. iMacros also includes support for many AJAX elements.

(5) Social Scripting (Social Bookmarking)
Sharing your favorite iMacros with friends and colleagues is easy. Simply right-click the macro to add it as a bookmark, or select “Run Everywhere” and embed the complete macro in a simple link. You can send the link to others, or embed it on your homepage, blog, or company intranet. Instead of telling your site visitors how to fill out a form, let iMacros do it for them. All the information is stored inside the link as a text string, with nothing stored on our servers, which is why iMacros work on intranets, too. See an example at del.icio.us/imacros/imacro.

iMacros is extremely versatile and can be combined with other extensions such as Greasemonkey, Web Developer, Firebug, Stylish, Download Statusbar, NoScript, PDF Download, Foxmarks, Fasterfox, All-in-One Sidebar, Megaupload, Foxyproxy, Flashblock and Adblock.

iMacros for Firefox is free for personal and commercial use. Download the add-on today to start simplifying your Web tasks and sharing your macros with others!

Whatever you do with Firefox, iMacros can automate it.