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Top four text entry and macro programs for Windows
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Thursday October 7, 2010
The Sweet Stuff: Software
Thursday October 7, 2010
You may feel like you're chained to your keyboard, entering the same text strings over and over again. Instead of working harder, you need to work smarter. Today, we're going to look at some of the best text entry/insertion programs. With these, you can insert blocks of text, launch programs and Web sites, have your spelling corrected and more.
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Show Notes
Shortkeys
- 30-day trial - buy for $24.95.
- Insert even large blocks of text up to 65,536 characters.
- Can include symbols.
- Import and export Shortkeys files.
- Includes built-in spell checker.
Texter
- Free.
- Inserts text.
- Use it for abbreviations, email signatures, and more.
- Compact and easy to use, allows for import and export.
- Advanced users can include variables that can be replaced.
- You can even write powerful scripts.
- ActiveWords
- 60-day trial - buy for $49.95 for lifetime installations.
- Substitutes text.
- Launches programs and Web sites.
- Add-ons give it great power.
- Correct spelling, contractions, abbreviations and more.
- Can install it on an unlimited number of computers.
Breevy
- 30 day trial - buy for $29.95
- Inserts blocks of text you define.
- Also launches programs and Web sites.
- Corrects spelling errors.
- Compatible with TextExpander on the Mac.
- Via Dropbox, you can sync snippets between your Mac and PC.
- Your text snippets are always kept up to date and in sync.
- 30-day trial - buy for $24.95.
- Insert even large blocks of text up to 65,536 characters.
- Can include symbols.
- Import and export Shortkeys files.
- Includes built-in spell checker.
Texter
- Free.
- Inserts text.
- Use it for abbreviations, email signatures, and more.
- Compact and easy to use, allows for import and export.
- Advanced users can include variables that can be replaced.
- You can even write powerful scripts.
- ActiveWords
- 60-day trial - buy for $49.95 for lifetime installations.
- Substitutes text.
- Launches programs and Web sites.
- Add-ons give it great power.
- Correct spelling, contractions, abbreviations and more.
- Can install it on an unlimited number of computers.
Breevy
- 30 day trial - buy for $29.95
- Inserts blocks of text you define.
- Also launches programs and Web sites.
- Corrects spelling errors.
- Compatible with TextExpander on the Mac.
- Via Dropbox, you can sync snippets between your Mac and PC.
- Your text snippets are always kept up to date and in sync.
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