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Looking for a "Paste text" utility using hotkeys


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Sorry for the short description, I actually don't know how to explain it in just a title what I'm looking for.

I already searched in google and in the free apps section but I haven't found the software I need.

I'm looking for a software that allows me to record a message (long messages) and that with the press of a hotkey I can paste it directly into a text box.

In example, if I want to send instructions on how to do a procedure, I just hit ALT+1 and all the guide is pasted in the text field (which might be several lines of text).

Thanks in advance for any hints :)

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Your looking for Dictation software. I don't use it or know of any but those are the type of application you want to start Googling until you find the right one for you.

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Your looking for Dictation software. I don't use it or know of any but those are the type of application you want to start Googling until you find the right one for you.

Thanks mate, will definitely look for that :)

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I would not think that dictation software, I would say more he is looking for a clipboard manager that allows sticky and hotkeys, etc. Something like

http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/

or

http://www.xneat.com/clipboard-manager/index.htm

or

http://www.thornsoft.com/clipmate7.htm

etc...

here is another

http://bluemars.org/clipx/

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I would not think that dictation software, I would say more he is looking for a clipboard manager that allows sticky and hotkeys, etc. Something like

http://ditto-cp.sourceforge.net/

or

http://www.xneat.com/clipboard-manager/index.htm

or

http://www.thornsoft.com/clipmate7.htm

etc...

here is another

http://bluemars.org/clipx/

Yeap I'm looking for some app like that, but all the ones I have found are paid ones and often to bloated...

I'm looking for an app where I can enter 4 or 5 TXT files (or templates text entries) and I can assign ALT+1 to 5 to use the template text... The ones you posted do part of what I'm looking for but not completely s they copy all what I copy and then I will end with a huge list of history clipboard.

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Ok then this might be a simple way to do it that should work, tested on XP and shortcut does have to be on your desktop. And you have to create the shortcut key once the shortcut is on your desktop.

Write some simple code

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one"

Put in a vbs file, call it sendkeys.vbs or something

Then create a shortcut on your desktop to that .vbs file and create a short cut to it.

post-14624-0-95493800-1307552454.jpg

Now every time I hit cntrl+alt+1 it pastes that right in

this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one

this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one

this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one

etc.. Hope that helps! To send special sort of keys, etc. lookup sendkeys for all the command to send like enter, etc. For different text just create new .vbs files and new shortcuts and assign the keys you want.

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Ok then this might be a simple way to do it that should work, tested on XP and shortcut does have to be on your desktop. And you have to create the shortcut key once the shortcut is on your desktop.

Write some simple code

set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one"

Put in a vbs file, call it sendkeys.vbs or something

Then create a shortcut on your desktop to that .vbs file and create a short cut to it.

post-14624-0-95493800-1307552454.jpg

Now every time I hit cntrl+alt+1 it pastes that right in

this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one

this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one

this is a test of how shortcut keys can be used to paste text into something it can be very long but I am not sure on the total length limit this is test one

etc.. Hope that helps! To send special sort of keys, etc. lookup sendkeys for all the command to send like enter, etc. For different text just create new .vbs files and new shortcuts and assign the keys you want.

Thanks a lot mate, I will try that this Friday as tomorrow I have day off :D

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anything to do with using hotkeys including pasiting text - use AutoHotkey its like AutoIt but I found it even easier and the forum is the most friendly. The scripts section is a treasure trove.

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