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Create date and/or time stamps as Substitute Text Actions or embed the date/time syntax within larger Substitute Text or Substitute Content Actions. Different Actions can be created to substitute the date and/or time in different formats and with different content. Note that the date/time commands will not work within Scripting Actions, only in Substitutions. See video:   Usage Here are example formats using the date and...

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Right click on the ActiveWords Floating or System Tray Icon and select "Options."   Click an image below for a video explanation of controls on the corresponding tab of the Options dialog. Icon Hotkeys Auto Fill Auto Disable Shared ActiveWords Sync Preferences ActionPad Advanced Custom Triggers           Icon Back to top       Hotkeys Back to top       Auto Fill Back to top       Auto Disable Back to top       Shared ActiveWords Back to top       Sync Back to top       Preferences Back to top       ActionPad Back to top       Advanced   Back to top       Custom Triggers Back to top ...

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Input commands can be included in any Action. These enable the user to enter search terms or variables as the Action is being executed. The most common uses of the Input command are in Text and Content Substitutions, in Actions that Open Web Pages, and in Script Actions. You can use multiple Input commands in a single Action. You can trigger text substitution Actions within...

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While you can easily create a Substitute Content Action by drag'n dropping content from Web pages and documents onto the Floating Icon, sometimes the formatting is not exactly what you need.   You can manually create or edit Substitute Content Actions using the tools built into ActiveWords.   See video:      ...

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Triggering a Word that has more than one associated Action presents a choice of the Action to carry out. This choice dialog is called a "Pick List," and appears at the cursor location. Use the arrow keys to select the Action you want and press Enter. Usage: You would use this feature to simplify. For example, you might associate three different data stamp formats with the...

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Tag - a word or phrase used to categorize Actions. Open and close the Tags View by clicking the arrow at the top left of the List View, or by triggering a Tag.   See video:      When the Tags View is closed all Actions are displayed in the List View. You can associate Actions with multiple Tags. Tags can be triggered just like Words. Tags can only be triggered with a...

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The key to leveraging ActiveWords is to add Words and Actions for: All the text segments you type repeatedly such as your name and email address. All the text and content you regularly use in your work such as legal terms and words of art particular to your profession. All the Web sites, files, folders, and programs you frequently use. The Words you associate with these Actions can be...

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ActiveWord - A Word-Action association. Action - A behavior carried out when a Word is Triggered. There are seven Types of Actions: Substitute Text - plain text Substitute Content - formatted text and images Launch Program Open Document Open Folder Open Web Page Script Word - A word, phrase, or text string associated with an Action. Words can contain any characters available on the keyboard, including symbols and delimiters. Trigger - A means of having a Word...

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Productivity for Professionals ActiveWords software has been re-created from the ground up using the latest Windows tools and techniques, providing more reliable performance and a more powerful yet easy to use and contemporary interface. ActiveWords is WORDS and ACTIONS. Type or ink your Words at any time in any context and get what you want instantly. ActiveWords provides universal text expansion (beleive=believe) and much more. Enter “cnn” and...

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