Using a keyboard shortcut to insert text
I'll try to find how to insert text quickly without having to type it all in. The example is my email address. It takes a while to type, and I have to do it often. Is there a way to press a single function/control key which States that the value assigned to it, and if so, how do assign you the value to the key?
Hi Graham,
You can assign keyboard shortcuts to launch a program.
Here is a video on it:
http://www.myhowtoos.com/en/Windows-howtoos/92-how-to-assign-keyboard-shortcuts-to-applications
You cannot assign a new function to the Windows key, natively in Windows 7 or Vista.
You can't create hotkeys for pasting text into a form or document, natively in Windows 7 or Vista.
Internet Explorer has a way to save the data from the forms (AutoComplete) if it is of no interest.
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