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"Addins" are sets of Words and Actions for specific programs or purposes. The Addins have the file extension ".awdb" and when opened will insert the Addin content into your local ActiveWords data. Addins can be found here. For example, English Misspellings includes over 3,400 Actions that will automatically correct over 5,300 commonly misspelled English words as you type. Each Addin has a Tag to make it easy...

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NOTE: Scripting is for advanced users and enterprise administrators. Scripting can be used to automate multi-step processes, such as directly delivering the result of an Outlook Inbox search (enter search text in input dialog, open Outlook, go to Inbox, place focus in Search field, input search text). Basic product support for scripting includes the documentation offered here. Click here to purchase support for advanced scripting...

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Some Web sites may be incompatible with your Windows default browser. In these cases you can define an Action to open a URL in a specific browser. To do this create a new "Launch Program" Action that includes the browser executable within quotes, followed a space and then by the URL. NOTE: use plain text quotation marks ("), not curly quotes (“). For example, put this...

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You can drag'n drop files, folders, and programs to the ActiveWords Icon to add Words and Actions. You can drag'n drop multiple files, folders, and programs at the same time to quickly add multiple Words and Actions.   You can drag'n drop selected content from any program window to the ActiveWords Icon to create an Action. The type of Action created is controlled by pressing modifier keys...

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Sync your Words and Actions and they will always be available. NOTE: You must have an account and install software to manage the cloud service you are using on each computer where you want your Words and Actions to sync. See download links at the bottom of this page. See video:    FOR EACH ACTIVEWORDS INSTALLATION: Open the Options dialog from the Floating icon or ActiveWords System Tray...

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Creating an ActiveWords File to ShareAssigning a Shared ActiveWords FileEditing a Shared ActiveWords FileOther Attributes of Shared ActiveWords Overview Shared ActiveWords allow a central authority to distribute and control ActiveWords for a set of users on a Windows network. Deploying Shared ActiveWords assures the enterprise that each ActiveWords user is working with the same data, thus delivering consistent and accurate results using a shared, consistent ActiveWords language (i.e., triggering...

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ActiveWords monitors text input in the visible Text Monitor. You don't have to worry about displaying your passwords as you type because ActiveWords automatically stops monitoring text when the cursor is in password fields. See video:    This feature is automatically enabled for Windows programs and the most popular Browsers on Windows 10. The feature is not supported in Browsers on Windows 7. This feature can be turned...

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