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31 Jan

Script Examples

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Basic product support for scripting includes the documentation offered here. Copy and paste the bold indented text below into a new Script Action, associate your Word. Trigger your Word to watch it work. Some examples have download links to insert directly in your ActiveWords database. In these cases the file name is the Word to trigger. Change the Word to something you are comfortable with if...

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31 Jan

Scripts and Syntax

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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). Several script examples can be found here. Scripting is not a replacement for advanced scripting tools such as Visual...

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31 Jan

Open URL in a Specific Browser

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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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31 Jan

Add Words and Actions Using Drag’n Drop and Copy/Paste

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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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31 Jan

ActiveWords Sync

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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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30 Jan

Shared ActiveWords

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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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30 Jan

Password Fields and the Text Monitor

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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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