Abilities I haven't learned yet, can I get them on my bar somehow?

[Rawrz]

While leveling to 60 in HW I did it with placeholder macros. The macros did nothing except an /echo that made a sound and called me an idiot for pressing a button with nothing on it.

This is what Ive done with multiple classes, sans the insulting echo q-q.

You'll have to know the name of each skill you'd like to add.

/macroicon "skill name

That's it. Replace them with the real skill when you obtain them, until then you at least will become visually accustomed to your hotbars.

[Sevyrr]

While leveling to 60 in HW I did it with placeholder macros. The macros did nothing except an /echo that made a sound and called me an idiot for pressing a button with nothing on it.

/macroicon "skill name"

That's it. Replace them with the real skill when you obtain them, until then you at least will become visually accustomed to your hotbars.

... these are some really fantastic ideas!
Especially the insulting comment, I should give that a whirl. Nothing says grokking like getting insulted for being wrong!

(You can also use the auto-translate function to get the {skill-name} instead of typing it as "skill-name", which can be easier to type and identify.)