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The Shortcut Lists Editor

Use this editor to create, open, view and edit your shortcut list. Asutype supports multiple shortcut lists and you can open as many lists to work with as you wish.

• All open lists are listed in a tabbed row at the top of the editor. There is a small icon next to each list name:
• The round shape icon () means the list has been modified and needs to be saved. Otherwise the shape is diamond ().
• The red color icon means the list contains a shortcut currently in the "Hot Text" box. Otherwise the color is gray.
• The [x] mark after the name of a list denotes the list is built-in: you can delete entries from a built-in list but cannot add new entries into it.
• The current editing list is visible.
• To select a list, click its tab. The selected list will become the current editing list.

Activate the Shortcut Lists Editor

Either:

• Right click the running icon and choose "Shortcut Lists" command.
• Or, click "Shortcut Lists" button from the Expander panel of the main window.
• Or, click "Shortcut Lists" command from the Shortcuts Options dialog box.
• Or, press <CTRL+SHIFT+A+S> hot key anywhere, anytime.

Note: You can change the hot key to any keyboard combination by modifying the "Activate the Shortcut Lists Editor" hot key in the Hot Keys Options dialog box.

Close the Shortcut Lists Editor

• Click "OK" button to save all data changes and close the editor.
• Click "Cancel" button to cancel any modification (no saving) and close the editor.

List Editing

Create a new list

1. Click "Create" button
2. Enter the file name and click "Save" button

The newly created list will become the current editing list.

Load a list

1. Click "Load" button
2. Enter the file name and click "Open" button

The newly loaded list will become the current editing list.

Save a list

1. Select the list
2. Click "Save" button

Asutype will automatically save the list when you click "OK" button to close the editor, if it needs to be saved.

Note (Trial Version only): The free trial version cannot save data changes permanently. All changes are available in the current working session only; they will be discarded when you exit Asutype. If you want to save your data permanently, use the full version instead.

Close a list

1. Select the list
2. Click "Unload" button

Asutype will prompt you to save the list before closing if it needs to be saved.

Data Editing

Editing data in a list is simple.

Add a new shortcut

1. Type the full text content in the "Content" box and either enter a shortcut's hot text in the "Hot Text" box, or choose a shortcut's hot key in the "Hot Key" button, or both.
2. Check the "No Trigger" checkbox if you want a non-trigger shortcut; otherwise leave the checkbox unchecked and you'll have a normal trigger shortcut.
3. Click "Add" button

Note:

• The current hot text in the "Hot Text" box is used to select the best match in the list. Click the list header to sort it by either hot text, hot key or content.
• If the mistake is also found in any open list, the list icon becomes red.
• You can have multiple entries with the same hot text or hot key but with different content. Asutype will ask you to choose which one to use to at runtime.
• You can insert a hot code into your content. For details on hot codes, see Hot Codes topic.

Replace a shortcut

Either:

1. Double click the shortcut in the list
2. Edit the shortcut by modifying its hot text in the "Hot Text" box, its hot key in the "Hot Key" button or its content in the "Content" box
3. Click "Replace" button

Or:

1. Type the new hot text in the "Hot Text" box, the new hot key in the "Hot Key" button and the new content in the "Content" box
2. Hold <SHIFT> and select the shortcut to be replaced in the list
3. Click "Replace" button

Delete a shortcut

1. Select the shortcut in the list
2. Click "Delete" button

Import all shortcuts from an external source

1. Click "Import" button
2. Enter the file name and click "Open" button

Asutype can import shortcuts from a plain text file (either ANSI or UNICODE, see below). It will announce a message when the importing is completed.

Export all shortcuts to a text file

1. Click "Export" button
2. Enter the file name and click "Save" button

Asutype can export shortcuts to a plain text file (either ANSI or UNICODE, see below). It will announce a message when the exporting is completed.

The Plain Text File for Import / Export

A plain text file that Asutype imports/exports shortcuts from/to is a plain ANSI or UNICODE text file (e.g. no formatting information such as bold, italic, tables, images etc. - you can use NotePad to create a plain text file) with each shortcut in a single line, the hot text and the content parts are separated by an equal sign (=). The asterisk character (*) after a shortcut part denotes the shortcut is "no trigger". The circumflex characters (^) in a content part denote a new line. Lines starting with a semicolon (;) are comment lines. Blank lines and comment lines will be ignored when importing. For example:

; start example
; -------------------
; Following are a few entries of a plain text file
; Each entry in a single line, equal sign separates the shortcut from the content
; Lines starting with a semicolon are comment lines
; Blank lines and comment lines will be ignored when importing
 
asap = as soon as possible
3lines = line 1^line2^line3
.w.* = www.<HERE>.com
 
; end of file
; end of the example

See Also

• The Hot Codes
• The Find Shortcuts Dialog Box
• The Options Dialog Box
• The Technical Support Dialog Box
• Ordering Information
• Contact Information