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👍 Typing the same email address dozens of times a day gets old fast. AutoHotkey is a free program that lets short key combos do your typing for you. I'll show you how I use it every day to make a few keystrokes replace long blocks of text.
👍 Autohotkey: type less, do more
AutoHotkey is a free program that can save you time and keystrokes every day. Short key combos can type out long text, like your email address or signature, for you. It takes a little setup, but it is well worth the effort.
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0:42 AutoHotkey
1:18 Setuo
2:57 AutoHotkey examples
10:02 About my use of “]”
10:59 More ideas
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👍 Typing the same email address dozens of times a day gets old fast. AutoHotkey is a free program that lets short key combos do your typing for you. I'll show you how I use it every day to make a few keystrokes replace long blocks of text.
👍 Autohotkey: type less, do more
AutoHotkey is a free program that can save you time and keystrokes every day. Short key combos can type out long text, like your email address or signature, for you. It takes a little setup, but it is well worth the effort.
Updates, related links, and more discussion: askleo.com/3668
🔔 Subscribe to the Ask Leo! YouTube channel for more tech videos & answers: go.askleo.com/ytsub
✅ Watch next ▶ How Do I Sign In to Windows if My Keyboard's Not Working? ▶ youtu.be/w_kORVvz2i4
Chapters
0:00 Remap keyboard, macros and hotkeys
0:42 AutoHotkey
1:18 Setuo
2:57 AutoHotkey examples
10:02 About my use of “]”
10:59 More ideas
❤️ My best articles: go.askleo.com/best
❤️ My Most Important Article: go.askleo.com/number1
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