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WarmUpTill edited this page Jan 12, 2024 · 3 revisions

Paused macro's conditions will not be checked and thus their actions will not be executed.
This will allow you disable resource intensive operations (e.g. the video condition) when they are not needed or set up more intricate macro rules.

Unpaused macros are marked with a ticked checkbox next to the macros name.
If the checkbox is not ticked the macro is currently paused.

PauseIndividualExample

To change the "paused" state of a macro you can ...

Manually pause macros on the macro tab

To pause a macro untick the checkbox in front of the macros name.
To unpause it tick the checkbox.

Use hotkeys pause macros

Each macro will automatically register hotkeys to pause, unpause, or toggle the paused state of macros.
The keys can be bound in OBS' settings menu.
PauseHotkey

Use the action "Macro" to pause macros

The macro action "Macro" can be used to pause or unpause other macros or even the currently running macro.
PauseAction

How to enable registering of pause hotkeys for a given macro / new macros

The video below shows how to access the macro settings to enable the registering of hotkeys and how to use them:
PauseHotkey

Example guides

Explanations

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