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You type your email address, office address and the same replies many times a day. Hotstrings expand short codes into full text in any app.
Basic hotstrings
::@@::[email protected]
::addr::12, MG Road, Pune 411001Type @@ then a space or Enter, and it becomes your email.
Options
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
:*: |
Expand immediately, no space needed |
:C: |
Case-sensitive |
:?: |
Expand even inside a word |
Multi-line and dynamic text
::;sig::
(
Regards,
Ravi Kumar
)
:*:;dt::{
SendText FormatTime(, "dd-MM-yyyy")
}💡 Start codes with a character you never type normally, like ; or @@, so they don’t fire by accident inside real words.
Where people go wrong
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| Expands inside normal words | Use a ; prefix |
| Special characters typed wrongly | Use SendText for literal text |
Practice
Run the script, change the texts to yours and add five replies you type often.
📎 Practice files for this article
- ⌨️Lesson 2 script (AutoHotkey v2)Double-click to run after installing AutoHotkey v2.⬇ AHK · 310 B
Free to use for learning. Files with macros (.bas) are plain text — import them with Alt+F11 → File → Import File, and always test on a copy.
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