ActiveWords is designed to protect your data.   ActiveWords does its work by monitoring keystrokes. ActiveWords does NOT log or transmit keystrokes. The ActiveWords database is strongly encrypted. ActiveWords uses an internal buffer in memory to know when you are triggering an Action. This buffer is securely cleared every time you: Press the Enter key or any other key that causes the text insertion point to change (arrow keys, esc,...

The "Import" feature in the ActiveWords Icon right click menu is used to import data from (1) an ActiveWords 4 database or backup file (*.awdb or *.awbk), (2) an ActiveWords 3 database (*.awb), or (3) a properly configured Comma Separated Value file (*.csv).   The "Restore" feature in the "Advanced" tab of the Options dialog is intended only for restoring a corrupt database for the same...

You can move ActiveWords windows between monitors (List View, Add/Edit, Options, etc). When any window is moved to another monitor all windows will appear in that monitor, while the ActiveWords Icon and Text Monitor are bounded within the primary monitor as defined in Windows Settings.   This allows you to display the List View in one monitor for quick reference while working in another monitor....

Windows 10 introduced what Microsoft calls "Universal Apps" such as "Mail" and "Calendar." This application construct does not follow prior Windows standards in several ways that make delivering substitutions problematic. One anomaly is that a a substitution may not appear unless you first put something in the Windows Clipboard by copying or cutting. We continue to explore means of assuring the reliability of both text and content...

Hotkeys are system wide function keys and/or key combinations that control the ActiveWords Key, the ActionPad, that turn Text Monitoring on and off, and that pause Word recognition until the next delimiter is entered. Set these in the "Hotkeys" tab of the Options dialog. ...

Classic Shell (http://www.classicshell.net/) and Classic Start 8 (http://www.classicstart8.com/) conflict with ActiveWord substitutions.Webroot security software may block ActiveWords keyboard monitoring in Internet browsers, especially if you use a Webroot browser Addin/Extension. Check support for your Webroot product for instructions to set a program exception. Set this file to "Allow:" C:\Program Files (x86)\ActiveWords 4\ActiveWords.exe".Malwarebytes is known to periodically remove files from the ActiveWords Program Folder. We recommend...

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