. Special text strings expand on the fly to display user data or system info . Macros are text strings in one of two forms: %MACRONAME% %MACRONAME{ parameter="value" }% . These usually expand into content when a topic is rendered for viewing. There are two types of macros: . Preference settings : May be defined and modified by the user . Registered macros: Defined by the system or by Plugins (for example, the SpreadSheetPlugin introduces a %CALC{}% macro) . On this page: . Using Macros . Order of expansion

2402. Macros < System < Foswiki