Duty action in macro?

[Niwashi]

... when I need that slot for something else, like the Aether Compass, I can just drag it into that slot.
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The macro is still a bit quicker, since I don't have to open the actions menu or unlock the bars if dragging from another slot).

If you prefer the macro versions to dragging the duty actions, there are macro versions for other possibilities as well, like:

/hotbar item "Aether Compass" barNum slotNum

... unless that's just an example and there's actually too many possibilities for setting up macros for each to be practical. But the /hotbar command can do quite a lot:
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...d/0992946f68f/