something i found in Fleet Forums;
could be useful.. but might make the game even more easymode, might be an idea to keep in mind when the end game content pops up
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The most useful thing I have found in game is the Alias. Basically, you can save a command (or a group of commands) to your own custom slash command.
I'll get right down to business.

If you want to save these things, you have to create a file called: "CommandAliases.txt" in your "..star trek online\Star Trek Online\Live\Localdata" folder.

Each line will look like this:
Code:
alias <name of alias(1 word)> "<command> $$ <command> $$ <etc....>"


Basically, you can add as many commands as you want, with $$ seperating them.
Commands are anything you could use in chat (Slash commands) without the slashes.
For example, you could make a sit alias (The /e sit command) as following:
Code:
alias sit "e sit"


The most important command for these is: +TrayExecByTray
It takes 2 parameters: row and column (starts with 0, not 1)
For example, my 1st tray icon (default key 1) would be /+TrayExecByTray 0 0

With an alias, you can bind multiple buttons. For example, my CommandAliases.txt is:
Code:
alias shields "+TrayExecByTray 2 4"
alias weapons "GenSendMessage HUD_Root FireAll"
alias hitshields "+TrayExecByTray 0 0 $$ +TrayExecByTray 1 0 $$ +TrayExecByTray 2 0 $$ +TrayExecByTray 1 2"
alias hithull " $$ +TrayExecByTray 0 1 $$ +TrayExecByTray 1 1"


I have my distribute shield power evenly in my 3rd row, 5th column (the 1st alias).

Then, you can use the /bind command in game to bind these aliases to a key.

For example, I bind my G key to be my "spam" key (fire all weapons and distribute shield power).
So I typed /bind g "shields $$ weapons"
You can bind individual aliases as well, like /bind 1 "hitshields"

Keep in mind, the game will only read your CommandAliases.txt file when you first load in, so if you modify and save it, you will have to restart the game entirely. Your bind commands used in game, however, update immediately and will auto save to your bind file, so if you restart the game, your binds will be saved.

While what you found is good, the suggestion the guy gives you makes the game come down to pressing one button which is worse than playing a macro huntard.

There is a lot more to the space combat than just bashing buttons.

This will explain why I am out dpsing a lot of players when I group with them.