The previously covered autohotkey is a time saver when it comes to repetitive text. You can use it to ‘bind’ any keystroke to whatever phrase you want it to write.
For example, I tend to write my email a lot, so instead of typing “liveslick@gmail.com” all the time, I can simply and quickly bind any letters, such as “ls” and it will automatically replace “ls” with “liveslick@gmail.com”. Many of us have more than one email address, so we can simply have “em1″, “em2″, etc… or any hotstring for quick replacement to our many email addresses.
Another reason to use this is when inputting repetitive keys that might take a while to reach. The ampersand sign (&) is very useful but can be incredibly annoying to find when under pressure to write fast, such as when taking notes in class. Therefore, I made a script which replaces the numpad “-” sign with “&” for instant access. This may seem trivial and unnecessary, but the time it saves in the long run is immense.
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