Solve : Two things: CTRL+C plain text, and hotkey to insert text??

1.	Solve : Two things: CTRL+C plain text, and hotkey to insert text??
Answer» I've TRIED dozens of programs. I've websearched for hours. I now come to you on bended knees. First problem: I want to be able to SET a hotkey, that inserts a pre-defined line of text into any text editor. I want to do a bunch of different ones. Say, ALT+SHIFT+D = [email protected], and ALT+SHIFT+C = I love you too, honey. I want to be able to do this so I don't have to get carpal tunnel typing in the exact same same word or phrase hundreds of times a week. I couldn't find a program that worked like this, or I couldn't figure out how to make it work (like AutoHotKey... I read the first page of their tutorial three times and each time I needed an aspirin afterwards), because I am not a propeller head and thus incapable of wrapping my MIND around any language that isn't the king's English. Second problem: I want to be able to copy plain text and paste as plain text, but I *do not want* to CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+C or WINDOWS+V. Big no. I just want to CTRL+C, CTRL+V like I've done my entire life. Like I've said, I tried a bunch of them, and the few that let you choose the hotkey, for some unfathomable reason pout and stick their noses in the air when you ask them politely to set it to CTRL+C or CTRL+V. Thank you and have a great week!For the first problem, I think this might work. http://lifehacker.com/5611210/how-to-use-text-expansion-to-save-yourself-hours-of-typing-every-day For the second problem, I honestly can't find a solution. Quote from: Transfusion on October 05, 2011, 09:22:03 AM http://lifehacker.com/5611210/how-to-use-text-expansion-to-save-yourself-hours-of-typing-every-day This solved the first problem for me -- thank you!I believe that because it's a function of the OS it won't accept it as a hotkey command... I've been wrong before...many times.I just downloaded AutoHotKey, installed it, and working from the tutorial, created a script to type [email protected] when ALT+SHIFT+D is pressed. It took me approximately 3 minutes. The AutoHotKey tutorial is written in admirably clear and concise language. I think you should maybe persevere with it. There certainly is a mild learning curve, but once surmounted, the benefits are considerable. A couple of points: HELP sites like this tend to be heavily populated with people who do not have comprehension difficulties around mildly technical stuff; we do not take kindly to being stigmatised as "propeller heads", and such an attitude (even accompanied by smiley faces) may antagonise. Finally, since the current English monarch is a lady, it is at the moment correct to call standard English "The Queen's English". proof: [email protected] (I pressed ALT+SHIFT+D to insert that) Also, I think you are being a bit awkward if you insist on using CTRL+V for pasting plain text only. You are going to have to override the default Windows paste behaviour, which is to paste according to the CONTENTS of the clipboard. What happens when you want to paste a file in Explorer or an image into from Paint? Quote for some unfathomable reason pout and stick their noses in the air A perfectly fathomable reason. Anyhow, I easily found how to make AutoHotKey paste in the standard fashion with the left CTRL key + V and paste plain text with the right CTRL key + V. As far as I can see AutoHotKey is extremely easy to use, as is evidenced by the very large number of users and the huge amount of online help and blog and forum material about it.

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I've TRIED dozens of programs. I've websearched for hours. I now come to you on bended knees.

First problem: I want to be able to SET a hotkey, that inserts a pre-defined line of text into any text editor. I want to do a bunch of different ones. Say, ALT+SHIFT+D = [email protected], and ALT+SHIFT+C = I love you too, honey. I want to be able to do this so I don't have to get carpal tunnel typing in the exact same same word or phrase hundreds of times a week. I couldn't find a program that worked like this, or I couldn't figure out how to make it work (like AutoHotKey... I read the first page of their tutorial three times and each time I needed an aspirin afterwards), because I am not a propeller head and thus incapable of wrapping my MIND around any language that isn't the king's English.

Second problem: I want to be able to copy plain text and paste as plain text, but I do not want to CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+C or WINDOWS+V. Big no. I just want to CTRL+C, CTRL+V like I've done my entire life. Like I've said, I tried a bunch of them, and the few that let you choose the hotkey, for some unfathomable reason pout and stick their noses in the air when you ask them politely to set it to CTRL+C or CTRL+V.

Thank you and have a great week!For the first problem, I think this might work.
http://lifehacker.com/5611210/how-to-use-text-expansion-to-save-yourself-hours-of-typing-every-day

For the second problem, I honestly can't find a solution. Quote from: Transfusion on October 05, 2011, 09:22:03 AM

http://lifehacker.com/5611210/how-to-use-text-expansion-to-save-yourself-hours-of-typing-every-day

This solved the first problem for me -- thank you!I believe that because it's a function of the OS it won't accept it as a hotkey command...
I've been wrong before...many times.I just downloaded AutoHotKey, installed it, and working from the tutorial, created a script to type [email protected] when ALT+SHIFT+D is pressed. It took me approximately 3 minutes*. The AutoHotKey tutorial is written in admirably clear and concise language. I think you should maybe persevere with it. There certainly is a mild learning curve, but once surmounted, the benefits are considerable. A couple of points: HELP sites like this tend to be heavily populated with people who do not have comprehension difficulties around mildly technical stuff; we do not take kindly to being stigmatised as "propeller heads", and such an attitude (even accompanied by smiley faces) may antagonise. Finally, since the current English monarch is a lady, it is at the moment correct to call standard English "The Queen's English".

*proof: [email protected] (I pressed ALT+SHIFT+D to insert that)

Also, I think you are being a bit awkward if you insist on using CTRL+V for pasting plain text only. You are going to have to override the default Windows paste behaviour, which is to paste according to the CONTENTS of the clipboard. What happens when you want to paste a file in Explorer or an image into from Paint?

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for some unfathomable reason pout and stick their noses in the air

A perfectly fathomable reason.

Anyhow, I easily found how to make AutoHotKey paste in the standard fashion with the left CTRL key + V and paste plain text with the right CTRL key + V.

As far as I can see AutoHotKey is extremely easy to use, as is evidenced by the very large number of users and the huge amount of online help and blog and forum material about it.

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