I would like to set up some "Control + a Character" that would cause a "string of characters".

I would like to set up some "Control + a Character" that would cause a "string of characters". Example:  Control + S = *** Email address is removed for privacy ***.Then I wouldn't have to type my email address all the time.

Follow this and it would work:

1. Install AutoHotKey v2.0 from https://www.autohotkey.com/
2. In AutoHotKey app > press New script > Create an empty AHK script
3. Choose a combination like "Ctrl+Shift+Z" (Not "Ctrl+S" because it's widely used by some apps)
4. Open the empty ".ahk" script file with Notepad
   1. Copy/Paste this --> ^+z::Send "*** Email address is removed for privacy ***"
   2. Save and close Notepad
5. Double click on your ".ahk" script file
6. Done!

Now when you press "Ctrl+Shift+Z", the string "*** Email address is removed for privacy ***" will appear automatically.

You can add the script file to run on Startup, or to manually double-click the script file every time you need to use it.

Stan, I don't think adding an additional keyboard is the right way to go. Since you have a programming background, I think you would be comfortable using AutoHotKey. You can use it to set up shortcuts to do just about anything.

Another possible option is to check the capabilities of your browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox) since it's likely that you're in the browser when you need to enter something like an email address. Personally, I use Chrome and it almost always recognizes an email address entry field, so I just click on that field and my email address pops right up. Same for most other fields like name and phone number.

But if you need to enter the same text over and over outside of the browser, then AutoHotKey is a great general purpose solution.

I don't understand how to do these:

"Customize keyboard shortcuts"

The instructions are not clear for me?

I got through adding a US Keyboard but I don't know what to do now?

How do I make one Control Key do this:

Stan Levin

<PII removed>

******@hotmail.com

Hi Stan, my name is John D. an independent advisor happy to help you with this.

I completely understand how frustrating it can be to repeatedly type in your email address every time you need to use it.

To set up a custom keyboard shortcut on Windows 11, please follow the steps below:

> Open the Start menu and select the Settings app.

> Click on the Time & language tab.

> Select the Language & region navigation option.

> Click the … button for your basic typing pack listed in Settings, and select Language options on the menu.

> Press the Add a keyboard button.

> Select an alternative keyboard layout on the menu.

Once you have completed these steps, you can create a custom keyboard shortcut for your email address or any other text string.

You can also create custom keyboard shortcuts for programs or apps by right-clicking on its Program folder or Desktop shortcut icon and selecting Properties. Then select the Shortcut tab and enter your preferred letters in the Shortcut key text box. This custom shortcut needs to be combined with Ctrl + Alt.

I hope that these instructions are helpful to you.

Best regards,

John D.

Independent Advisor