ShortKeys

3.3.0.1

Software information

License:

Shareware


Updated:

12 Nov 2012



Website:

http://shortkeys.com

Software Screenshots

Size: 6 MB


Downloads: 7439


Platform: Windows All

Review by Jerome Johnston (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 07 Feb 2012

If you are a writer or simply an ordinary person who needs to write certain projects, it would be great if the expressions you often use could be automatically inserted. That could save you a lot of time and effort and would really make a difference in case of large writing projects. You could use the copy paste function included in Windows, but this is not so reliable and may not be of any help if you have to enter a lot of expressions, as it will slow you down. A better idea would be using a dedicated software, like ShortKeys. As the name suggests, the program can automatically insert large text phrases into any document just by using certain abbreviations or words that are easy to remember. This way, you will save a lot of time with writing text.

The program is not difficult to install, gets into your operating system in no time at all and supports most versions of Microsoft Windows. The space occupied on the hard disk is about 3 MB, making the program ideal for older computers with limited hard disk space.

Running ShortKeys for the first time will display a help window, explaining in detail all the software's functions, allowing the user to make an idea about how it works and get familiar with the functionality. The interface is not much, but it has the options placed where they should, being easy to access by most users. The user can easily add a short text and the original phrase that will be added into any text editor. By using a configurable suffix or prefix added in front or at the end of the short text, it will be immediately replaced by the complete phrase. ShortKeys includes a spell checker for correctly writing the text of the phrase and also a symbol window, for quickly adding symbols into the phrase.

The number of entries that can be added to the program is unlimited. The list of shortcut keys can be exported as a text file, to help the user remember them at any point or can be saved as a project file, for reusing it later. ShortKeys can be minimized into the system taskbar, allowing the user to work undisturbed.

Pros

It offers an efficient solution for replacing long phrases with short words or letters, saving the user a lot of time and effort. Besides that, it allows using suffixes and prefixes together with the short keys, for replacing only what is needed.

Cons

The interface seems a bit difficult to use at first, but spending some time with the program will make the user become familiar with its features. ShortKeys is an efficient solution for easily adding long text into any document just by typing a short word or letter.

ShortKeys
3.3.0.1

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ShortKeys has been reviewed by Jerome Johnston on 07 Feb 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated ShortKeys 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent

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