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

The video explains how to use built-in commands and functions in AutoHotkey V2, highlighting the benefits and differences between the two approaches.

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Autohotkey version 2 has built-in functions and commands that are interchangeable, making scripting easier.

The speaker explains how to use command syntax to pass parameters to the message box command, including the message, title, and options like icons and buttons.

If you want to save information from a command into a variable or use it with another function, you need to use the function syntax by using parentheses around it.

The difference between command syntax and function syntax in AHK v2 is that command syntax does not allow you to retrieve information from a message box, while function syntax does.

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.

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

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Learn how to create your first AutoHotkey script with this introductory video from the "Intro to AHK" course.

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AutoHotkey is a useful tool that saves time and improves productivity by creating scripts, and in this video, the speaker demonstrates how to create a simple script using Notepad.

The "return" keyword in AutoHotkey scripts stops automatic execution until there is user input, and scripts should be saved with the .ahk extension and as utf-8.

When saving a file in AutoHotkey, a message may appear asking which version to run, and if version 2 is chosen, a message box will pop up with the specified words.

The script can be directed to always execute with a specific version of AutoHotkey by using a directive called "requires" followed by the desired version, ensuring that an error message is displayed if the specified version is not found.

If you want to prevent a pop-up message from appearing when running a script multiple times, you can use the "single instance" directive in your AutoHotkey script.

Comments in AutoHotkey scripts can be created using a semicolon for single line comments or slash star for multi-line comments, and they are useful for adding reminders or explanations without affecting the code execution.

Autohotkey V2 is the recommended version for beginners.

95% of people should switch to AutoHotkey V2, but there is hesitation.

AutoHotkey V2 is the recommended version for beginners as it is easier to get started with, but is not backwards compatible.

Coding is still doable, but Expressions are now the default for complex calculations in B2.

Switch to V2, but keep V1 with the launcher for more libraries and potential difficulty finding answers.

Recognizing and avoiding errors is key to successful programming.

Debugging scripts can be made easier by declaring variables, recording errors, and using short scripts.

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Joe is showing how to quickly test code snippets with Auto hotkey toolkit.

Select AHK V2 in preferences and modify location in configurations XML file.

Add Unicode 32 B2 and Unicode 64 paths to AutoHotkey, then switch to V2 to avoid errors.

Create GUIs and test small parts of scripts quickly without saving the entire script.

Isolating code can help troubleshoot and understand.

Isolate code into one unit to prevent running issues.

Create a hotkey to quickly save code snippets to a gist to help others with code troubles.

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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

Script boilerplate

Instructions

Declaring variables

Saving the script

Random sleeps

Magic book

Finishing the script

Adding counters

Running the Script

Install AutoHotkey

Your first AutoHotkey script

Hotstrings

Hotkeys

Message Box

Applications

Active Window

Open Websites/browsers

Start AutoHotkey scripts at Windows startup

Download AutoHotkey

Install AutoHotkey

Create your first ahk script

A simple AutoHotkey script

Run your first AutoHotkey script

Joe & Isaias discusses great AHK libraries for V2 code, highlighting the benefits of switching and their availability on GitHub, including winrt and JavaScript active script for connecting to other languages and accessing windows runtime capabilities.

Learning AHK libraries is necessary for certain tasks, with the speaker discussing CwiRT and json.HK libraries' functionalities and reliability, and recommending a GDI library for AutoHotkey v2.

Download the C file itself to ensure you have everything you need for the web view control.

Some great AHK libraries discussed, including audio driver and API libraries, useful for certain types of programming, capturing screenshots and dealing with screen images.

Various AHK libraries, including UIA V2, OCR, DPI tutorials, and array and map libraries, are recommended for use, with additional functionality like string manipulation and splitting for tasks like extracting file names and directories.

The speaker recommends trying out the code quit tester and Rich code wrapper libraries for AHK, as they offer useful features like quick code editing and rich text control, and there are many other useful libraries available for AHK.

Axel Foer's repository has useful AutoHotkey libraries, but may not be maintained and could become outdated soon, and there is a specific library designed for image search in gaming.

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Create a new ahk script

Chose a Hotkey to start our script

Create an Array of strings in AutoHotkey

Get a certain element of the Array

Create an Array of integers/numbers in AutoHotkey

Adding an item to an Array

How to loop through an Array

Read items from a file to an AutoHotkey Array

Intro

How to create an AHK script

How to run AHK scripts from UiPath

Run the AHK script

Create Input variable

Edit AHK script

How to exit an AHK script

Conclusion

Open a folder with AutoHotkey

Use the build in variable to open a folder with AutoHotkey

Open an Application

Open up a website

Specify which browser, we want to use.

Mouse Get Position

Pixel Get Color

Pixel Search

Variation

Coordinates

Error Level

Error Caching

Mining Script

Import a Logout Function