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HotKey for use across a number of applications

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MervB - 18 Oct 2006 06:40 GMT
I want to program a couple of Hot Keys or Function buttons to type some
standard phrases so I can use them within various applications (eg. notepad,
Word, IE, (Chat sites etc) simulators etc.)

Can it be done?

If so how - I'm a intermediate user OS XP Home and XP Professional

MervB
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Alec S. - 18 Oct 2006 15:28 GMT
> I want to program a couple of Hot Keys or Function buttons to type some
> standard phrases so I can use them within various applications (eg. notepad,
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> If so how - I'm a intermediate user OS XP Home and XP Professional

Of course.  Get a macro or hotkey program.  There are free ones as well as commercial ones.  A good free one is MacroMaker, a
fantastic commercial one is HotkeyMaster.

If you get a macro program, you will record a macro by clicking the record button, then typing the text you want, then assigning the
macro to a hotkey.  If you use a hotkey program, you will assign a hotkey to paste some text.

You could also try getting a program specifically designed to paste often used text (none come to mind, but there are some).
Alternately, you could use a clipboard management program which supports saving clipboard contents (the last one I used was
Clipboard Master-a long time ago).  The best ones will provide a quick-access list that will let you paste a piece of text with a
couple of clicks.

HTH

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MervB - 20 Oct 2006 08:51 GMT
Alec - thanks for taht - sounds just what I'm looking for :-)

> > I want to program a couple of Hot Keys or Function buttons to type some
> > standard phrases so I can use them within various applications (eg. notepad,
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> HTH
Stan Brown - 28 Oct 2006 22:10 GMT
Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:40:02 -0700 from MervB
<MervB@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> I want to program a couple of Hot Keys or Function buttons to type some
> standard phrases so I can use them within various applications (eg. notepad,
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> If so how - I'm a intermediate user OS XP Home and XP Professional

Very easily. I use the free Autohotkey program from
www.autohotkey.com -- easy to use, with excellent documentation.

I learned of it in these Windows XP groups.

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