Macros that Start Automatically
    

You can create a special file called STARTUP.MAC which executes automatically every time you start or restart Minitab. A startup macro is a handy tool if you wish to avoid typing the same commands every time you start a Minitab session.

STARTUP.MAC can be a global macro or local macro. Users of earlier versions of Minitab may have an Exec file named STARTUP.MTB which serves the same purpose and will still work.

To create a macro that starts automatically

Create your macro with session commands using a text editor or Minitab. The macro can be written as a global or a local macro.

Save the global macro file in text-only format, with a file name STARTUP and the file extension MAC, to the Macros subfolder of your main Minitab folder.

When you start or restart Minitab, Minitab looks for macro files in the order shown below, and executes the first one it finds, if one exists.

STARTUP.MAC in your current folder

STARTUP.MTB in your current folder

STARTUP.MAC in the Macros subfolder of the main Minitab folder