In the following example, typing “Windows” key + “t” will open the default web browser and launch Please note that “#” in the following line represents the “Windows” key in the keyboard. (4) Open a website in a browser: Sometime it may be necessary to open your frequently used website with a single key stroke. tip#3 - Adding the timestamp quickly while taking notesįormatTime, CurrentDateTime, M/d/yyyy h:mm tt It will look like 10:35 AM In the following example, when you type “ndate” from the notepad, it will add the current date and time in the format mentioned below. (3) Current Date and Time: When you are taking notes in a textpad, sometimes it may be a good idea to put the current date and time before you start taking notes.

tip#2 - My personal email signature with the URL It is important to choose a keyword that you can easily remember and not common words that could potentially be replaced automatically by mistake. In this example, typing “rtgs” from my email message will add the multiple-line content located within the parenthesis ( ). Comments in the AutoHotkey.ahk begins with semi-colon. For testing, open notepad and type -rn, which will be automatically replaced with the full name “Ramesh Natarajan” as defined in the *.ahk file. Add the following two lines to the AutoHotKey.ahk and reload the script as explained above.

Anytime you make changes to the AutoHotkey.ahk, you need to Reload the script by right-mouse click on the AutoHotKey icon on the system tray and select “Reload this script”.

You can also open the AutHotKey.ahk script by right-mouse click on the AutoHotKey icon from the system tray and select “Edit this script”.

Make sure AutoHotKey is running in the windows task bar.

Later if you want to create a script file under a different directory, from the Windows Explore menu click on File -> New -> AutoHotKey Script. Click on “Yes” to create the sample AutoHotkey.ahk in the My Documents folder.

Launch the AutoHotKey, which will display a dialog confirming that a sample script file will be created.

Download the AutoHotKey and install using the default options.

This is a jumpstart guide to get you started on the AutoHotKey. Using scripting in AutoHotKey, you can pretty much perform any activities on Windows. AutoHotKey for windows is an excellent tool that can automate repetitive typing. For geeks to be more productive, using keyboards as much as possible is a must.

Sample autohotkey scripts