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Re: Macro Express Hot Key Equivalent
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Re: Macro Express Hot Key Equivalent


  • Subject: Re: Macro Express Hot Key Equivalent
  • From: VaShaun Jones <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 14:00:53 -0400

You need a app called Text Expander for Mac and it will do exactly what you need. You can find it at smilesoftware.com


VaShaun Jones
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On Sep 25, 2011, at 1:02 PM, Bradley Smith wrote:

> I am a PC owner and a MAC lover. I recently discovered Automator and would like to use it. Unfortunately, the program seems to lack a certain functionality that Macro Express for Windows has - either that or I can't get it to work.
>
> In Macro Express, I could assign a hot key such as ## and then some other letters that would prompt the program to remove that text and type in boilerplate text. For example:
>
> ## (the hot key - listening)
> sig (what ever formated text I setup in the macro)
>
> So I would type:
> ##sig
>
> The would have Macro Express run the macro that would type the following:
>
> All best wishes,
>
> My Name
> Other Text
>
> Is there an equivalent in Automator?
>
> Thanks for the help
>
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