I've written simple text shortcuts for QuicKeys to automate information I often have to enter. e.g.

Having them organized this has proven easy to remember (it helps not to have a middle name).

Make a short sequence whose purpose is to swap the position of two characters. If you spend a lot of time working with text, this can be a valuable shortcut. The makers of BBEdit® (a popular high-end text editor) find this type of operation useful enough to give it its own menu item and hot key...

QuicKeys can type frequently used text for you, storing an unlimited number of text blocks for quick access. The Type Text shortcut is detailed in a tutorial from the QuicKeys for Windows User Guide (linked below); it uses a hot key to automatically type your name, company and address.

"One procedure I use on both platforms is a must for anyone who is a power typist and wants to completely rid yourself of all mouse activity while working in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Netscape, or any other application where word processing is used. Keeping your hands on the keyboard is a must for fast entry, so anything to rid oneself of those annoying mouse clicks is critical. Assign Type Keystroke equivalents to each of the hidden commands. Here's my secret recipe:"

1. For moving one word to the right or left (Hidden command "Control+Arrow Right or Left" becomes Alt+; or Alt+Shift+;). (Alt = Option on Macs)
2. Selecting one word to the right or left (Hidden command "Control+Shift+Arrow Right or Left" becomes Alt+. or Alt+,).
3. Deleting or "Backspacing" the text is assigned Alt+I.

"You'll find these particular keyboard equivalents almost intuitive and easy to learn, and fit quite comfortably within standard keyboard hand placement. This email was written using these same commands... something I can not even begin to imagine doing without. This feature alone is why I own QuicKeys. The rest of its amazing powerhouse tools are simply LOTS of icing on this great cake! Enjoy!"

Use Clipbooks to save, organize and store commonly used text and graphics which can then be recalled and inserted into any document at a moments notice.

"As a translator [using] a PC for certain functions, I find QuicKeys invaluable for being able to set up and access the most frequently used international characters with a single key combination. [QuicKeys way] is a lot simpler than doing it the PC way."

QuicKeys is great for automating complex time-consuming tasks, but it is also adept at performing simple tasks on numerous files. Rather than manually opening 150 files and running the same short sequence on each of them, you might consider using the Batch Processor.

The Batch Processor applies a sequence of actions on a group of files. If you need to perform the same actions on multiple files, you can create a Batch Processor Action to automate the process. For example, you can convert a group of graphics files from BMP to GIF format, or automatically change the margins and font size of multiple documents with a single Action. (more)