Target and Engage

Picks the nearest hostile and opens fire. The basis of every unattended combat macro ever written for this game, for better and worse.

SWG · General49 chars

/targetClosestEnemy;
/pause 1;
/attack;
/pause 3;

Where to paste this

Open Options, choose the Macro tab and click New.
Give the macro a name and an icon — the name is what other macros call it by.
Write commands one per line, ending each with a semicolon.
Use /ui action toolbarSlot00; to press a toolbar button, counting slots from 0.
Finish with /macro yourname; to loop, and drag the macro onto a toolbar slot to start it.

More SWG macros

Combat Rotation Loop
General
```
/ui action toolbarSlot00;
/pause 3;
/ui action toolbarSlot01;
/pause 3;
/ui action toolbarSlot02;
/pause 3;
/macro combatloop;
```
+2 more
Cycles three toolbar abilities and repeats. Works for any combat profession because it addresses slots rather than named abilities.
Create an Alias
General
```
/alias inv /invite;
```
Aliases wrap a command behind a shorter name and can be called from macros. Useful for anything you type constantly but do not want a whole macro for.
Follow a Player
General
```
/follow;
/pause 1;
```
Follows your current target until you move. SWG planets are enormous and following someone who knows the way is a genuine time saver.
Getting Pauses Right
General
```
/pause 0.1;
/pause 1;
/pause 5;
```
The minimum is a tenth of a second, but anything under a full second is unreliable under load. Most working macros use two seconds or more between actions.
Invite and Form a Group
General
```
/invite;
/pause 2;
/join;
```
Invites your target and then joins. Buff lines and hunting parties both start with this pair of commands.
Loot Everything Nearby
General
```
/loot;
/pause 2;
/nextcorpse;
```
Loots the corpse you have targeted. Chained onto the end of a combat macro it turns a grind into something you barely have to watch.
Make a Macro Loop
General
```
/ui action toolbarSlot00;
/pause 4;
/macro myloop;
```
A macro that calls its own name on the last line runs forever. This one line is the reason SWG macros are remembered the way they are — and the reason you should always know how to stop one.
Post to a Chat Channel
General
```
/say Selling resources at the bazaar;
/gu Anyone need a doc buff?;
```
SWG separates spatial chat from planet-wide channels. /say is local, /shout carries further, and guild chat keeps your city organised.