| Assigning Hotkeys on a keyboard to
Posted: 3/3/2009 4:51:23 AM | Obviously I had to spell it wrong or it'd never show.
All I want to do is not have to type or copy and paste these " [qoute] [/qoute] " all the time.I know I can use the mouse but I'm not so much of a mouse person, I'm a faster typer than going back and forth from the keyboard to the mouse to click and paste. So I tried three things so far:
1) typing that in to the hot key #1 assignment but it appears it will only let me do file names and such
2) so I went into notepad, made a file and typed those in, saved it as hot key #1 but instead of printing it in the forum box it reopened the file in notepad again. 
3) searching the MS website and searches in general.
Why does this seem so easy in theory yet so hard to accomplish in real life?
Can anyone tell me how to get this keyboard to do this? I have no problem getting into the keyboard controls and the reassigning part. And I never think to do this kind of stuff while its under the 90 day warranty, of course.
I did update it. Tried resetting back to regular settings. Also the mute works but not the volume up and down. Two other options I really miss from my wired keyboard. Thank you. | |
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| Assigning Hotkeys on a keyboard to
Posted: 3/5/2009 12:20:28 AM | Look for a program called Perfect Keyboard. It's a Windows based macro app that allows you to code oft used commands and/or keystrokes for ease of use.
A lot of chat and email operators use it (as did I when we were at a major OEM), and it saves a bit of time when you face a multitude of very repetitive tasks/commands/scripts.
Mostly I used it for call logging purposes, but it has a lot of options for you to play with. In your case, once it's installed and set up, you assign a keyboard command to it and viola...the text you want will appear on cue and you just get busy.
It's a nifty app. Has its uses. But really, think about what you're asking here...you need this just to avoid typing the quote boxes each time? I suppose you also like 5 second microwaveable bacon too right? That 2 minute bacon is just far too time consuming...
Are you for real? Eesh... | |
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| Assigning Hotkeys on a keyboard to
Posted: 3/5/2009 8:25:59 PM | If you do enough debating and quoting over time it will save lots of time and even some trouble as the rules here don't permit responding to other people but the content of their messages.
But the main reason I picked the new keyboard out was for the + and - volume controls. And they don't work here for some reason. When you're watching a DVD from a couch and you have to get a mouse and mouse pad and make several clicks as opposed to just a tap up or down on the volume that is a pretty big waste of time.
I just figure it's time I know how to customize my computer a little more and actually own the damn thing instead of seeming like I just rent it.
Thank You | |
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