Download Macros

For ease-of-use, store macros for use in Release 14 of Minitab in \Program Files\Minitab 14\Macros and store macros for use in Release 15 in \Program Files\Minitab 15\English\Macros. The macros are stored in text files, which have the extension *.MAC.

You can run the macros from either the command prompt, MTB >, in the Session window or from the Command Line Editor. To enable the command prompt in the Session window, click anywhere in the Session window to make it the active window. Choose Editor > Enable Commands. To use the Command Line Editor at any time, choose Edit > Command Line Editor.

Several of the macros ask for user supplied input. These macros must be run with the command prompt enabled.

NOTE: For instructions on permanently enabling the command prompt, see Answer #660 in the Answers Knowledgebase.

Specific directions for running the individual macros are contained near the top of the code for each macro.  For example, the macro that creates a tolerance interval, TOLINT.MAC, contains the instructions: Suppose you want to create a 95% tolerance interval that contains 90% of the population represented by the data in C3. Choose Edit > Command Line Editor.

Type the following command. %TOLINT C3 Click on the Submit Commands button.

The macros can be viewed using Microsoft Notepad. The extension .MAC can be associated with Notepad, so that double clicking on a macro file opens the macro in Notepad.