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The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

post #1 of 7
9/14/08 at 1:56am
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So, suppose I have a line of code/dialogue that I need to use every day
to insert into a document.

An example of that would be:

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Now I could create a text file on my desktop that I could easily
access to cut and paste that dialogue into the document I need it for.

However...

What I want to ultimately accomplish is to store that piece of
code/dialogue into an "F1" key for easy retrieval.

In other words, every time I hit the "F1" key the following dialogue
will be pasted into whatever document I am working on....

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Can this be done without resorting to a software purchase? If not,
what is the software I need to accomplish this task?

Thanks as always!
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post #2 of 7
9/14/08 at 4:29am

Re: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

I'm not an expert, but I just experimented and inserted a string using a Word macro.

- Tools > Macro > Record New Macro
- In the window that comes up, assign a key to the macro (I chose Alt-F1.)
- Close the box. Type the string. Hit the "Stop Recording" button.

Now every time I hit alt-F1 I get my string, even in new documents.

(For advanced work I now get to figure out how to remove the macro.)

I'm sure Word macro expert will weigh in on how to improve this macro.
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post #3 of 7
9/14/08 at 8:45am

Re: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

I think Typinator does what you want. I've not used it, so can't comment on quality.
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post #4 of 7
9/14/08 at 1:05pm
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Re: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Dave,

Once again I owe you so much. Typinator was exactly what
was needed and it's a great program worthy of purchase.

Al, I very much appreciate your instructions regarding the Word
macro. I would have gone that route but the software program
added the ability to add multiple macros and had auto correction
ability as well. Thanks for the help.
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post #5 of 7
9/14/08 at 3:38pm

Re: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Quote:
suppose I have a line of code/dialogue that I need to use every day
to insert into a document...

Lemme guess...you want a macro for:

YOU ARE BANISHED FROM HTF UNTIL THE END OF TIME!! GO!!! NOW!!!

Jon
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post #6 of 7
9/15/08 at 1:03am
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post #7 of 7
9/16/08 at 5:27am

Re: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Always glad to be of help. A person can find many useful things while waiting for Matlab to analyze data...
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