Macro trouble

[Rainflush]

So, I've perused a number of threads about macros now though for whatever reason I can't get a threat reduction macro working for my rogue.

The macro itself seems simple enough:

/attack off
/doability x (hide)
/attack on

The problem is the /doability part, I'm guessing I don't understand how that works because I've been moving my "Hide" button all over my hotbar (the idea being the ability is in slot X so /doability X will activate it) but the macro won't make the button depress, it basically just enables autoattack. What am I doing wrong here?

[Ogre]

press ALT+M to bring up actions menu then CTRL+A to go to abilities tab

right click ability slot 1 and select Hide

macro now works

[Mondoshawan]

You need to set the /doability number according to your Abilities page, not your hotbar.

[Marglar]

it might be scrolling through the macro too quickly. you could add pickpocket in between or maybe add a delay. the /doability part is accurate, and the number reflects to what hot bar position you put hide in.

are you using a UI mod of some sort with a different bar?

[Rainflush]

It works now, thank you all for your assistance.