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QuicKeys 5 Features
 General
Automated
Tasks
Multi-step
Shortcut Tools
| General |
 Triggers: hot
keys, speech triggers, toolbars & timers |
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Use hot keys, which can be virtually any key combination,
to trigger your QuicKeys Shortcuts. |
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With Speech triggers, you can simply choose a keyword
or phrase to trigger a Shortcut. |
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Create toolbars that contain buttons for any or all
of your Shortcuts. Like other triggers, toolbars can be for all
applications or application specific (the toolbar will only appear
when the specified application is open). Toolbar tabs allow you
to have one toolbar with multiple tabs - each containing different
sets of Shortcuts. |
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Set timers to activate Shortcuts at a specified time
on any day of the week. Date & Time triggers can repeat at
an interval you define. |
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Launch Shortcuts, open the QuicKeys Editor and control
playback of steps from custom menu selections in the QuicKeys
Menu. |
 Recording & Playback: |
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With the recording feature, QuicKeys will watch and
record your actions so you can play them back at any time. This
feature is great for quickly automating longer, multi-step tasks. |
 Scope: all
applications & application-specific Shortcuts |
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Designate Shortcuts to work only in certain applications or in
all applications. |
 Shortcut
Import & Export: |
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Transfer your Shortcuts to another computer or user.
Great for utilizing the same Shortcuts on multiple computers or
for sharing your favorite Shortcuts with friends or co-workers. |
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| Automated
Tasks |
 File
Tools: File Launch, Batch Processor, File Handler, File
Recall & Project Saver |
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Launch applications and documents quickly with a
single trigger. |
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Run a QuicKeys Sequence on a group of files. For
example resize and convert a group of images from BMP to GIF format
with a single command. |
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Move or copy files and folders to a specified destination. Great
for archiving or backing up a large number of files. |
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Find and retrieve recently modified files quickly by using File
Recall to display a list of files modified within a certain period
of time. |
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Use folders to access your frequently used folders quickly. |
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Instantly open the applications and documents you
were working on using the Project Saver Shortcut. Before you shut
down your computer for the day, trigger the Project Saver Shortcut.
The next time you start up your computer and trigger that Shortcut,
each application and document you were working on will be launched
and ready for use. |
 System
Tools: Alias Keystroke, Button, Click, Menu, Fkeys, Mousies,
Specials, App Switcher, Lock Screen, MacOS Specials, Powerbook
Specials, Scrap Ease |
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Override keystroke assignments built into your applications
by re-mapping existing hotkeys. |
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Click radio buttons and check boxes, mimic mouse
clicks or select any item from a menu. Often used in multi-step
Shortcuts, these tools allow you to control almost any facet of
a program’s interface. |
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Remap Function keys like Capture Screen & Capture Selection. |
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Control the appearance and behavior of your Mac without having
to use your mouse. The controls available include close, zoom and
collapse window, home, end, line up and down, page up and down,
column left and right and page left and right. |
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Automatically control the operation of your computer, switch
desktop windows, change typography and manipulate QuicKeys functions. |
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Move between applications with a keystroke rather than a series
of mouse clicks. |
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Obscure information on your computer screen when you leave your
computer by using the Lock Screen Shortcut to blacken the screen
and require a password to unlock. |
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Automate frequently performed Mac tasks such as turning the balloon
help on and off, stop and start file sharing, stop and start program
linking as well as next and previous application. |
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Use a suite of Shortcuts, designed specifically for Powerbook
users, to control things like spinning down the hard drive when
not in use, displaying the battery desk accessory so you can check
your power reserves, toggling backlighting along with many other
useful Powerbook tools. |
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Create and organize collections of images and text for quick
retrieval in any application. |
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Change your screen settings for different applications or different
monitors. For example you can automatically switch between laptop
screen settings and the desktop screen settings. |
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Instantly change the style, size and arrangement
of your icons. |
 Internet: Instant
e-mail & Web Launcher |
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Enclose any file and send an e-mail in one step. |
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Launch your favorite and most frequently visited
web sites instantly, from any application or open selected text
as a URL. |
 Text
Tools: Advanced Text Tools, Password Vault, Type Date
& Time, Type Text |
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Clean and reformat text from the web or an e-mail
message. Automatically removes carriage returns from web text and
eliminates quote symbols from e-mail messages. |
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Store secure information, such as e-mail passwords, to save time
when launching password protected files or programs without risking
the integrity of passwords. |
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Insert the date and/or time in the format you define. |
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Automatically type predefined blocks of text with
a single trigger. |
 Network
Tools: Choosy, Mounty, & Network Switcher |
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Use a QuicKeys Shortcut to automatically switch between different
printers and zones on the network. |
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Access network drives instantly. Great for use in a sequence
to mount volumes for backing up your files. |
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Instantly change your network settings. |
 Scripting
Tools: Apple Events, AppleScript, & DoScript |
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Send Apple Events direct to running Applications |
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Use AppleScript and QuicKeys to run scripts or control applications
that do not support AppleScript. |
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Use DoScript to directly send application specific
scripts. |
 Multimedia
Tools: Audio CD Player, QT Movie, Sound, Speak Ease & SpeakerChanger |
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Use hotkeys to operate your Audio CD Player or QT Movies. |
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Use Sound to toggle between alert sounds. |
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Trigger your computer to speak specific words or phrases from
text you enter or from text that is on the Clipboard. |
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Adjust the volume of your computer. |
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| Multi-step
Shortcut Tools |
 Sequence
Tools: Decision, GoSub, Jump, Message, Pop-up Menu, Repeat & Wait |
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Use Decision Shortcut to add logic to your sequences
by instructing QuicKeys how to react based on the outcome of that
particular step. |
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Trigger a different Shortcut as a step within your
sequence. |
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Jump to another step in your sequence when specified conditions
are met. |
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Have a custom dialog appear at a designated point
in your sequence. Perfect for adding user prompts to a sequence. |
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Select an item in a pop-up menu. This Shortcut is
extremely useful because it enables you to select items within
dialogs that may appear during your sequence. |
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Repeat a Shortcut or specified steps within a multi-step Shortcut. |
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Pause a Shortcut for a user-specified length of time
during playback, allowing you to time events better, ensuring QuicKeys
does not get ahead of the action. |
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