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Button edit window

Right click on a button and select New Button or Edit button from the pop up menu to open this window.



Special functions. This is a list of special functions like {Date} to type the date and special characters like {Alt a}. Click on a special function to see a short description in the status bar at the bottom of the window, or double click on it to insert it into the text to be typed when you click the button. Here is a list of the special functions with detailed descriptions and examples.
TypeItIn keeps track of the functions that you use the most, and the last ones you used. You can right click on the Most used or Last used header to clear these lists.
Button name. This is the name that appears on the button. You can change the width of the button in the Button menu if you need more space for a longer name. You can select a different button to edit by selecting it from the drop down list.
Button hint. This is the text that will appear in a small hint window if you move your mouse over the button. This hint window will only show if TypeItIn is the active application.
Button color. Click this button to open the Button color window to change the color of the text and the background color of a button.
Shortcut phrase. This is a short word that will trigger the button. In this example, if you type "ex" (without the "" of course) a small hint window will appear in the title bar of the application that you are typing into with the name of the group and button associated with the shortcut phrase. If you then press the Control key, TypeItIn will erase the "ex" and type the contents of the button, in this case "Example Button{Enter}". For this function to work, Enable shortcut phrase monitoring must be enabled in Setup - Settings.
Shortcut key. This shows the shortcut key combination assigned to the button, in this example ALT-G. Click the button next to it to open the short cut key dialog box that will allow you to manage the short cut key settings. When you press the shortcut key combination TypeItIn will type the contents of the button wherever your text cursor is.
Watch window title. This function allows TypeItIn to watch for a window title. When the text in the watch box matches part or all of a window title a small hint window will appear in the title bar of the application associated with the watch. When you then press the Control button TypeItIn will type the contents of the button wherever your text cursor is. Click the button next to the watch box to change the title to watch for. A dialog will tell you to click OK and then directly after that on the title bar of the application window that you want to watch for. You can also manually enter a part of the window title to watch for.
Text to be typed. This is the text that will be typed and the functions that will be performed when the button is activated by clicking on it, by a shortcut key, by a shortcut phrase, or by a window watch match.
Help. Opens this help file.
Record typing. This function allows you to type directly into the application that you are creating a button for and the text will automatically be added to the text to be typed information. For example if you type your username, tab to the next box, type your email address, and then press enter, the text to be typed would be "username{Tab}name@server.com{Enter}". (of course your username and email address would be different!)
Save Changes. Click this button to save all the changes you have made to the selected button. You can save all changes and close the Button Edit Window by right clicking on this button. If you want to close the window without saving the changes, click the red X button on the top right of the window.
Editor Options. Click this link to open the Editor Options menu. Click the Close menu option to hide the menu.
  • Convert special keys to {Key}. When this option is not checked you can type into the Text to be typed area and use the arrow keys to navigate through the text like you would in a normal text editor. Only the Enter and Tab key will automatically be translated in their corresponding functions, {Enter} and {Tab}. When this option is checked, the arrow keys and most other keys will be automatically translated as well. For example, pressing F1 will result in {F1}, up arrow in {Up}, numeric keypay 2 in {Num 2}, and escape in {Esc}.
  • Use multi-line editor. Check this option to use a multi-line editor (like notepad) for the text to be typed area.
  • Use control-enter for {Enter}. Check this option to insert an {Enter} into the text to be typed when the multi-line editor is enabled.
  • Close menu. To ease the selection of multiple option the Editor Options menu does not close automatically. Use the Close menu option to hide the Editor Options menu.