How to use Hotkeys in AutoHotkey - AutoHotkey Tutorial #2

Published: 20 May 2020
on channel: Anders Jensen

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This video tutorial shows, how to use Hotkeys in AutoHotkey, which is a keyboard macro. The context sensitive hotkeys are also covered. The tutorial will show, how to create simple scripts to get started with Hotkeys.

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0:05 What is an AutoHotkey Hotkey?
You can see a Hotkey as an trigger or keyboard macro. Whenever you press a certain key, or a combination of keys, something defined will happen.

0:18 Creating your first AutoHotkey Hotkey script
A simple script that will open up an application.

2:37 IfWinExist
Context sensitive Hotkeys. This flow of control will check if a matching window will exist. We can either look for a specific window or a group of windows. The If Else in AutoHotkey will also be introduced.

4:09 IfWinActive
Checking if a window is active or not.

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