AutoHotkey is a free Windows tool that types text for you, adds keyboard shortcuts to any app and automates small chores. Six lessons for AutoHotkey v2, each with a ready script.

1. 1AutoHotkey Lesson 1: Install AutoHotkey v2 and Your First HotkeyInstall AutoHotkey v2, create and run a script, write your first hotkeys with modifier symbols, reload and exit scripts, and start scripts…
2. 2AutoHotkey Lesson 2: Text Expansion (Hotstrings)Type short codes that expand into full text: hotstrings, options for instant expansion and case, multi-line replies, dates, and a personal snippet…
3. 3AutoHotkey Lesson 3: Hotkeys for Apps and WindowsMake hotkeys that work only in certain apps with #HotIf WinActive, switch to or launch apps with one key, and control window…
4. 4AutoHotkey Lesson 4: Send Keys and Mouse Clicks SafelyAutomate repetitive typing with Send, SendText and SetKeyDelay, use waits instead of guesses, click with coordinates relative to the window, and stop…
5. 5AutoHotkey Lesson 5: Variables, Input Boxes and Message BoxesMake scripts interactive: variables and expressions, InputBox to ask for a value, MsgBox with Yes/No, simple calculations like GST, and reading the…
6. 6AutoHotkey Lesson 6: Project — An Office Productivity ToolkitCombine everything into one always-on script: text snippets, app launchers, Excel helpers, clipboard cleaners, a tray menu and start-with-Windows setup.

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