In the first line of the file, write the key you want to use to type your email address, like this: KEY::, so that would be F1:: or ¬::.

Make a new notepad file in that folder you just found.

For me, it was a folder in my username directory which appeared there after the install: C:UsersRichard.LewisAutoHotkey

Find out where the program looks for your scripts.

How to Automate typing your email address They run silently in the background and get your keyboard working for you for a change. You have little programs (called scripts) running in your taskbar which change what a key-press on the keyboard does. With AutoHotkey, any key on your keyboard can be programmed to type any text you desire. Read on.ĪutoHotkey is the program that makes this possible. You, too, can have a quickfire email address like this. Every time, I’m grateful not to have to put down what I’m thinking about in order to make sure it’s exactly right. What if I told you that for the past year, instead of writing out my email address, I have been pressing ‘F7’ on my keyboard? Here’s a slightly maniacal gif example of this in action. If you didn’t make the list, you’ll want to know how to make email address writing stop. But how interesting is your email address? That depends if you made the list of funniest email addresses. Concentrating hard can be fun if what you are concentrating on is interesting. That’s why you need to concentrate hard on writing your email address. If you mis-spell your email address, that confirmation email to sign you up to HM Government’s tax account isn’t going to arrive, which means you may never get that tasty tax rebate.

The computer won’t get what you mean in the same way as if you were reading ‘he ate the homburger’.

Your email address has to be typed exactly right.

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