With this line, all contents in the clipboard are assigned to the 'example' variable. The fifth line introduces a variable and the %clipboard% command which contains anything in your clipboard. ::Hello::Hello World), otherwise it remains down and cause problems. Move the cursor to the end of your new script file or the default Autohotkey.ahk script file and add the following line. With your basic understanding of how this program works, lets create your first script to print 'Hello World!' anywhere you want. The script above starts with the shortcut key Ctrl+ Alt+ N, the next four lines are an if else command, which in English translate to 'if an untitled Notepad window exists then make that window active, else run a new Notepad.' Creating your first script In the following script example, the script has multiple lines, and as shown, must be finalized with the 'return' command to prevent anything following this script from being executed. However, in the above example, it's only one line and needs no additional commands. #z::Run Most scripts are more than one line. Otherwise, this line can be added to a new script, saved, and ran to allow this shortcut to work.

Which can be done now if you have AutoHotkey installed and the default autohotkey.ahk loaded. Each shortcut key can be comprised of any of the following modifier keys and any other letters, numbers, or other keys on the keyboard followed by two colons (::).ĪutoHotkey includes two example scripts, the first one (as shown in the picture) opens the AutoHotkey web page when you press the Windows key and Z at the same time.

When using a keyboard shortcut any shortcut can be used as long as Windows has not already assigned those keys to another task. Script basicsĮach script in AutoHotkey can also be assigned a keyword (hotstring) or a personalized keyboard shortcut key. Each time AutoHotkey loads when your computer starts this default script loads this script. The default script (AutoHotkey.ahk) opens in your default text editor and allow you to add or change your script. If you plan on always using the same scripts you can also load AutoHotkey at startup, right-click the AutoHotkey icon ( ) in the Windows notification area, and click Edit this script.

Autohotkey script examples