To ever improve the quality of life for adventurers, Square Enix has announced a new "Equipment Set" option for macros, to be implemented in the August version update of Final Fantasy XI. This feature will allow players to designate and equip multiple pieces of gear with a single command, thus reducing clutter for making macros. Twenty equipment sets will be available for registry when the content update is first implemented, with the possibility of that number increasing in the future!

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From the official Final Fantasy XI forums:

[dev1223] Macro Editing Menu Addition: Equipment Sets

A new option to specify sets of equipment that may then be equipped via a single command is scheduled to be introduced with the August version update. With the introduction of this feature, players may change multiple pieces of equipment at once. As of the August update, it will be possible to register twenty different sets, with that number potentially increasing in future version updates.

• Editing Equipment Sets
  Sets may be registered and edited from the "Edit Equip. Set" submenu under "Edit Macro" in the main menu.
  
  
  • Editing
    Pieces of equipment can be registered to a set, or ones within a set can be edited, by body part via the same interface as the Equipment screen. It will also be possible to specify whether to remove a piece of equipment or keep it in the set.
    
    Body part slots for which players wish to have equipment removed will be marked with an "X," while pieces to remain in a set will have no markings.
    • Applicable Equipment
      In order to register pieces of equipment, they must be stored with one of the following systems.
      • Inventory
      • Mog Safe
      • Storage
      • Mog Locker
      • Mog Satchel
      • Mog Sack
      • Mog Case
      • Mog Wardobe
      * In order to equip them, they must be stored in either the inventory or Mog Wardrobe.
  • Change Name
    Name the equipment set.
  • Copy
    Copies the contents of the specified equipment.
  • Paste
    Pastes the copied content
  • Delete
    Deletes the specified set.
  • Use Current
    Overwrites the content of the specified set with that of the equipment worn.

Equipping Different Sets
Players will be able to equip different sets by either selecting them from the applicable submenu or with the /equipset command./equipset [Set Number] [subcommand]
Equips a designated set of gear.>>Set Number (1 – 20)
Equips the armor and weapons registered to the specified set.

>>Subcommand
echo　
Displays text that results from executing the command.
Does not display resultant text if no subcommand is specified.


For example, to equip gear registered to Set 1, input:
/equipset 1