Intro to AutoHotkey Beginners Tutorial

How to download AutoHotkey

Installing AutoHotkey

Creating your first AutoHotkey script

Creating an AHK Hotkey

Message Box

How to merge AutoHotkey commands

Launch an application

Open a folder/website with AutoHotkey

Windows-specific scripts - Check if a window is open

Introduction

Keyboard characters used in hotkeys

How to use

Auto launching on login

Examples to launch sites with Ctrl and Alt

Integrating with an applications specific actions

Replacing text

Multi-line macros and Return

Close and using hotkeys from other devices

Intro

Install AutoHotkey

How to create a custom AutoHotkey hotkey

Window Activate Command

Run Script

Run AutoHotkey Script at Startup

Matching Letters in HotKeys

What do you need when you program?

Launching the App

Conclusion

Install AutoHotkey

Your first AutoHotkey script

Hotstrings

Hotkeys

Message Box

Applications

Active Window

Open Websites/browsers

Start AutoHotkey scripts at Windows startup

Intro

Step 1- AutoHotkey Download and Installation

Step 2- Install SciTE4AutoHotkey - An amazing AHK Editor

Step 3- Creating HotKeys utility

Step 4: Creating HotStrings in AHK

Step 5: Spell Check

Step 6: Remapping Keys with AHK

Step 7: How to Send a Mouse Click

Step 8: How to Compile your first AutoHotkey Script

Step 9: Helpful AutoHotkey Resources

Intro

Intro

AutoHotKey Script Example

How do you use AutoHotKey?

AutoHotKey syntax

AutoHotKey parameters

AutoHotKey commands

Input Box command

AutoHotKey built-in variables

How to use AutoHotKey to change RGB color

Conclusion

You can use AutoHotkey without installing it by downloading the portable version and dragging and dropping your scripts into the executable.

The portable version of AutoHotkey has separate 32-bit and 64-bit executables that can be downloaded and used without installation.

Create a new file, change the extension to .ahk, and use AutoHotkey to open and execute the file by dragging and dropping it onto the executable.

You can use AutoHotkey without installing it by compiling your script into an executable file, which can be opened on any computer, or by downloading it onto a different computer and transferring it to your main computer.

You can edit AutoHotkey scripts using Notepad, and by associating the script with the executable, you can modify it as many times as you want without having to open it with Notepad each time.

AutoHotkey, AutoHotkey Studio, and VS Code have portable versions that can be used without installation, with VS Code even offering a web version that requires the installation of the AutoHotkey V2 extension. Learn more about VS code and AutoHotkey here

You can use AutoHotkey to open files and folders, but there are limitations in opening system files and folders in a sandbox environment. Additionally, you can use VS Code without installation by downloading the portable version from their website.

AutoHotkey can be edited using advanced editors like SciTE4AutoHotkey or AHKStudio , or with the free AutoHotkey Toolkit, but if you don't have any of those, you can simply open it with Notepad and make changes there, although it may be a bit difficult if the script is too big.

Intro

Download and Install AutoHotkey

Hotstring

Hotkey

AutoHotkey & Gaming

Create a new AutoHotkey script

Autohotkey Example

Example

Sending a single key

Sending a String

Conclusion

The speaker introduces Airium, a new tool for automating Windows programs, and explains the APIs used in AutoHotkey for accessing elements by ID, class name, tag, and accessibility ID.

Automate Windows programs with AutoHotkey by using web drivers and API calls, inputting necessary information like IP address, port, session ID, and click command to easily control and automate applications.

Automating Windows programs with AutoHotkey is done through HTTP requests, using tools like Spy Plus+ and inspect exe to inspect and automate programs, with a focus on the ACC and UIA libraries.

Create a new driver, pass it the path of an executable to get a new session, perform actions like dumping elements and clicking buttons, and easily add text to an edit field using AutoHotkey.

AutoHotkey can automate Windows programs by exporting a dump file with XML structure, allowing users to easily find and connect to available controls.

We can automate Windows programs using AutoHotkey by utilizing specific IDs assigned to buttons and checking if the app driver supports automation IDs.

Automating Windows programs with AutoHotkey by grabbing automation IDs and highlighting them, even if window size or element positions change.

Automating Windows programs with AutoHotkey allows for reliable and efficient automation, easily locating buttons and performing actions, while also checking for availability and learning from failed actions.

Introduction

Scite4Autohotkey / Installing and Editor

Creating Hotkeys

Multiline Hotkeys

Opening Websites

Modifier Keys

Openning Programs / Folders

Hotstrings

Hotstrings Options

Sending Raw text

Sending special characters/ keys

Forcing a single instance script

Sending special characters/ keys (.cont)

Simulating user input (Clicks)

Simulating user input (Keyboard)

Basic Troubleshooting

The system tray icon

Bringing up the AHK Help file

Friday free sessions

What is an AutoHotkey Hotkey?

Creating your first AutoHotkey Hotkey script

IfWinExist

IfWinActive

It's recommended for experienced AutoHotkey users to convert their scripts to V2, but beginners can stick with V1 for now.

‍💻 Converting code to V2 has no significant benefits yet, but it's important to learn as V1 is deprecated.

Using a simpler programming language can save time in development, but it doesn't always result in faster code.

Use AutoHotkey installer to add command directive and switch to V2 for better performance.

Converting to Python V2 is only worth it for a few scripts, otherwise it's not necessary.

Learn how to create hotkeys in AutoHotkey, which are triggers used to launch actions, in this extract from the Intro to AHK v2 Hotkeys course.

Creating hotkeys in AHK v2 is as easy as creating hot strings, with the only difference being the syntax for specifying the hotkey and the action, and modifier keys like Control, Alt, Shift, and Windows can be referred to using special characters.

To create a hotkey in AHK v2, use the character for the modifier key (e.g., control) followed by the desired key (e.g., enter) and separate them with a colon.

The speaker explains the difference between hotkeys and hot strings, and demonstrates how to create a hotkey that opens a website when a specific key combination is pressed.

The Run command in AHK v2 allows the user to execute files or open websites with their default application, making it convenient and efficient.

You can easily create hotkeys for various actions like opening files, folders, or websites using AHK v2, with the hotkey command taking a hotkey as the first parameter and the corresponding action on the right side.

The speaker explains how to define and use a function in AHK v2 for performing actions based on a specific hotkey.

Create dynamic hotkeys in AutoHotkey by defining a variable and using an if statement to determine if the hotkey should be set or not.

We automated DPI adjustment and created hotkeys for muting mic and speakers to save time and make tasks easier during client work.

AutoHotkey can automate video and audio file conversion, including flipping videos and creating resizable GUIs, making the process simpler and more efficient.

AutoHotkey can automate simple notifications, window toggling between monitors, web scraping, and browser automation with AutoControl and hotkeys for JavaScript injection.

Automating file tracking and building a regular expression tool using AutoHotkey.

Automating PDF to text conversion and stopwatch tool with drop down options using AutoHotkey.

The speaker automated user identification and activity tracking in Telegram and Zoom, as well as developed a hotkey for automated messages, and made updates to Ultimate Spy including a fix for a bug related to closing time on slower computers.

The speaker automated 46 files with AutoHotkey, had FTP transfer issues, and offers discounted coaching sessions for hero members at $40 an hour.

Learning from others who are skilled in programming and working with objects can greatly improve code organization and structure, and the speaker encourages viewers to like the video and join the 10,000 subscribers.

Download AutoHotkey

Install AutoHotkey

Create your first ahk script

A simple AutoHotkey script

Run your first AutoHotkey script