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Old March 25th 10, 12:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Shep
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Default Can I do this with hotkey

I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering if there was
anyway to create a hotkey combo that would enter the text in whatever I am
working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and macros out there
that will do this but I want to be able to do it without using any utilities
and macros.


Can it be done within WIN XP Pro alone???????


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Old March 25th 10, 12:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Tim Meddick
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Default Can I do this with hotkey

Basically - no! You can't.

But, if the words you want to "paste" have already been copied to the Window's
clipboard, then you can, usually, in most applications that allow text input, press
Ctrl+V to paste them.

What I usually do is have just a few plain text-files on my desktop, with groups of
words that I use quite often written in them.

Then all I do is open one, highlight and copy some of the needed text to the Window's
clipboard and then go back to my letter, web form, etc, and just press Ctrl+V to
paste it quickly.

This is very good when I know I'm going to be using the same group of words several
times in a document or post.

Some other hotkey shortcuts for the Window's clipboard :

Ctrl+C = Copy highlighted text to the clipboard.
Ctrl+X = Cut highlighted text to the clipboard.
Ctrl+V = Paste text currently in the clipboard.
Ctrl+Z = Undo last action (undo cut / delete / etc)

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Shep" wrote in message ...
I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering if there was anyway to
create a hotkey combo that would enter the text in whatever I am working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and macros out there that
will do this but I want to be able to do it without using any utilities and macros.


Can it be done within WIN XP Pro alone???????


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Old March 25th 10, 12:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Tim Meddick
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Default Can I do this with hotkey


Basically - no! You can't.

But, if the words you want to "paste" have already been copied to the Window's
clipboard, then you can, usually, in most applications that allow text input, press
Ctrl+V to paste them.

What I usually do is have just a few plain text-files on my desktop, with groups of
words that I use quite often written in them.

Then all I do is open one, highlight and copy some of the needed text to the Window's
clipboard and then go back to my letter, web form, etc, and just press Ctrl+V to
paste it quickly.

This is very good when I know I'm going to be using the same group of words several
times in a document or post.

Some other hotkey shortcuts for the Window's clipboard :

Ctrl+C = Copy highlighted text to the clipboard.
Ctrl+X = Cut highlighted text to the clipboard.
Ctrl+V = Paste text currently in the clipboard.
Ctrl+Z = Undo last action (undo cut / delete / etc)

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Shep" wrote in message ...
I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering if there was anyway to
create a hotkey combo that would enter the text in whatever I am working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and macros out there that
will do this but I want to be able to do it without using any utilities and macros.


Can it be done within WIN XP Pro alone???????


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Old March 25th 10, 02:09 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Ken Blake, MVP
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Default Can I do this with hotkey

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:10:08 -0500, "Shep" wrote:

I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering if there was
anyway to create a hotkey combo that would enter the text in whatever I am
working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and macros out there
that will do this but I want to be able to do it without using any utilities
and macros.


Can it be done within WIN XP Pro alone???????



No, but AutoHotkey is a great third-party utility to do this.

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Old March 25th 10, 02:09 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Ken Blake, MVP
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Default Can I do this with hotkey

On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:10:08 -0500, "Shep" wrote:

I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering if there was
anyway to create a hotkey combo that would enter the text in whatever I am
working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and macros out there
that will do this but I want to be able to do it without using any utilities
and macros.


Can it be done within WIN XP Pro alone???????



No, but AutoHotkey is a great third-party utility to do this.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Old March 26th 10, 03:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Stan Brown
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Default Can I do this with hotkey

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:10:08 -0500 from Shep :

I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering if there was
anyway to create a hotkey combo that would enter the text in whatever I am
working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and macros out there
that will do this but I want to be able to do it without using any utilities
and macros.


Why? When a screwdriver is offered to you for free, would you say
"no, no, I want to use a hammer to drive that screw"?

It may be possible to do in XP, but it's *easy* to do in Autohotkeys.

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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
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Old March 26th 10, 03:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Stan Brown
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Default Can I do this with hotkey

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:10:08 -0500 from Shep :

I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering if there was
anyway to create a hotkey combo that would enter the text in whatever I am
working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and macros out there
that will do this but I want to be able to do it without using any utilities
and macros.


Why? When a screwdriver is offered to you for free, would you say
"no, no, I want to use a hammer to drive that screw"?

It may be possible to do in XP, but it's *easy* to do in Autohotkeys.

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
Shikata ga nai...
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Old March 26th 10, 07:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Twayne[_3_]
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Default Can I do this with hotkey

In t,
Stan Brown typed:
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:10:08 -0500 from Shep :

I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering
if there was anyway to create a hotkey combo that would
enter the text in whatever I am working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and
macros out there that will do this but I want to be able
to do it without using any utilities and macros.


Why? When a screwdriver is offered to you for free, would
you say "no, no, I want to use a hammer to drive that
screw"?

It may be possible to do in XP, but it's *easy* to do in
Autohotkeys.


1. I don't understand your aversion to 3rd party utilities,
but it's certainly your right to do as you wish.

2. If you do much typing on the keyboard, you might like to
think about using a programmable keyboard.
They cost around $100, so you'd only want to seriously
consider this one if it's a day-in day-out typing situation
for you.
I'm using an Adesso keyboard at the moment which has two sets
of Function keys, the regular and one down the left side of
the keyboard, PLUS it has two more rows of 12 keys each above
the Function keys, all of which are programmable to do
anything you want to do. Go into Program mode, press a PF key,
type what you want to store there, and exit program mode. Now,
next time you press that PF key it'll spit out whatever you
typed into it.
Only con: keycap legends seem to wear off easily and
quickly. So if you're not a touch typist, it can be a PIA.
I also have a Cherry keyboard which also has the two rows
of 12 PF keys on top but no left sideFunction keys; just the
standard ones. You get 10 "levels" of programming for each key
on that keyboard, so in essence it will hold up to 240
different keyboard macros for you. It's overkill for many
people as it's really meant for POS work, but ... for a
programmer it's really great. Switching from one level to
another only requires two keystrokes: Swltch Level and the
number key of the level you want.

3. This might be what you need most: You CAN write macros for
XP and assign key combinations for them. It's great if you
only have up to 8 or ten at the most you need to use, because
you then have to remember them, but macros are the way most
people would solve your issues, IMO. Start by reading in Help
& Support and then go online and check out a couple of
tutorials. Macro writing is really very easy once you get used
to it, and since all you really want is sets of text for each
one, would be easy to create. Create one, and the rest would
be the same procedure. You might even get help with it on the
right newsgroup/s.

4. The final solution I'd recommend is a 3rd party application
called RemoteKeys, a bit of a misnomer, which is very
powerful, free, and will handle your situation and many others
very well.

5. I don't think there's anything wrong with Hotkeys, either,
BTW. There are boatloads of free 3rd party programs that would
help you out and would match your level of expertise, whatever
it may be.

HTH,

Twayne`


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Old March 26th 10, 07:46 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
Twayne[_3_]
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Posts: 1,073
Default Can I do this with hotkey

In t,
Stan Brown typed:
Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:10:08 -0500 from Shep :

I type some text over and over everyday and was wondering
if there was anyway to create a hotkey combo that would
enter the text in whatever I am working in.


PLEASE........ I know there are hundreds of utilities and
macros out there that will do this but I want to be able
to do it without using any utilities and macros.


Why? When a screwdriver is offered to you for free, would
you say "no, no, I want to use a hammer to drive that
screw"?

It may be possible to do in XP, but it's *easy* to do in
Autohotkeys.


1. I don't understand your aversion to 3rd party utilities,
but it's certainly your right to do as you wish.

2. If you do much typing on the keyboard, you might like to
think about using a programmable keyboard.
They cost around $100, so you'd only want to seriously
consider this one if it's a day-in day-out typing situation
for you.
I'm using an Adesso keyboard at the moment which has two sets
of Function keys, the regular and one down the left side of
the keyboard, PLUS it has two more rows of 12 keys each above
the Function keys, all of which are programmable to do
anything you want to do. Go into Program mode, press a PF key,
type what you want to store there, and exit program mode. Now,
next time you press that PF key it'll spit out whatever you
typed into it.
Only con: keycap legends seem to wear off easily and
quickly. So if you're not a touch typist, it can be a PIA.
I also have a Cherry keyboard which also has the two rows
of 12 PF keys on top but no left sideFunction keys; just the
standard ones. You get 10 "levels" of programming for each key
on that keyboard, so in essence it will hold up to 240
different keyboard macros for you. It's overkill for many
people as it's really meant for POS work, but ... for a
programmer it's really great. Switching from one level to
another only requires two keystrokes: Swltch Level and the
number key of the level you want.

3. This might be what you need most: You CAN write macros for
XP and assign key combinations for them. It's great if you
only have up to 8 or ten at the most you need to use, because
you then have to remember them, but macros are the way most
people would solve your issues, IMO. Start by reading in Help
& Support and then go online and check out a couple of
tutorials. Macro writing is really very easy once you get used
to it, and since all you really want is sets of text for each
one, would be easy to create. Create one, and the rest would
be the same procedure. You might even get help with it on the
right newsgroup/s.

4. The final solution I'd recommend is a 3rd party application
called RemoteKeys, a bit of a misnomer, which is very
powerful, free, and will handle your situation and many others
very well.

5. I don't think there's anything wrong with Hotkeys, either,
BTW. There are boatloads of free 3rd party programs that would
help you out and would match your level of expertise, whatever
it may be.

HTH,

Twayne`


 




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