Hot Keyboard assigns to hot keys such repetitive tasks as: frequently used text phrases or names, date/time stamps and email addressing, as well as application launches, etc. It can quickly change sound volumes, and can open dial-up connections. User defined functions can be recorded and played back by Hot Keyboard. Network support: create macros once, share and synchronize them over LAN or WAN.
- Windows Vista compatibility
- Added Modify a variable macro type
- Added Control Windows Media Player macro type
- Setup Wizard improved - now it has many new useful predefined macros
- A macro can be dragged and dropped into any position in the macro tree allowing easy macros reordering
- Added possibility to check class and process name of the currently active window when executing a macro
Reviewing 3.1.597 (Mar 16, 2008)
Hot-Keyboard is my favorite program
I work in a very high pace call center – taking customer calls when their business internet is down.
I use hot-keyboard macros in the trouble ticket process, for there is repetitive Pull-Down menus and this where I have recorded the “mouse” to perform these repetitive operations. This is so much more efficient and error free and Decreases Repetitive Strain Injury.
I have also made “canned phrases” that are also repetitive and I do not have to worry about spelling errors either. I just have to hit 3 to 4 keys for a whole paragraph to appear.
I have made Hot-Keyboard Macros, for quicker entry of router commands for Cisco, Junipers, Nortel. I created Hot-Keyboard macros which are “troubleshooting scripts” for various UNIX systems and network devices.
I also have to monitor for proactive notifications trouble tickets – which is very repetitive process and I rely on hot-keyboard macros for a majority of the work now and it’s much faster and professional with “prepared canned phrases” which get emailed to customers.
I have “booked marked” websites within Hot-keyboard menus system, it so much faster than using “favorites” and better organized under a specific job functions. I just hit a few keys and I am able to launch a Dispatch page to a tech, or get status on a problem as well.
I am always adding more and more macros and also I’m able to export my macros daily to a network drive so incase my computer crashes, I will have my “toolbox” of commands safely stored.
In a daily bases, I would say that I used Hot-Keyboard every 5 minutes. It has automated my Office Space, you could say, and I am lost without it. It’s an easy to use program and I have been using it since 2001 its just saves me a great deal of time by with the ability to automate repetitive tasks in a Call Center environment. Do not hesitate to make a purchase if you have a need for repeating the same PC tasks over and over for it’s worth it in so many ways.
Reviewing 3.0.584 (Nov 22, 2006)
Pretty cool program, and far more comprehensive than I expected. But maybe giving it a rating it deserves (5) is suspicious? Nope, just honest.
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