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...but what I was looking for was a way to assign a pasted character string to a keystroke combo. That way, pressing the keys would insert the string rather than launching a macro that duplicates retyping it. The advantage is that one does not have to type a long, complex string perfectly while reco...

Steve, I joined the forum to find out how to store character strings and assign keyboard shortcuts to them. I've learned how to put text clips in the Clip Library, but still don't know if or how I can assign one to a key combo that makes it easy to insert. I'm able to do this in MS Word, and I reall...

Thanks, MudGuard. Actually, I'm trying to avoid recording the keystrokes; I want to cut and paste them as a unit instead. Given the three-line character string I want to insert repeatedly (which has to be exact because it's the universal DOCTYPE comment recognized by browsers for XML), the chance th...

Thanks for clarifying the TP's keystroke assignment process. I've actually used it before but didn't connect it to this problem. I'll follow your instructions as soon as I work out creating the clip file. And to make it faster, after you've created a clip in some book, goto Configure->Prefs->Keyboar...

Thanks, Mo, for linking me to the detailed instructions on how to store a character string or clip in the Clip Library. I'm trying it but need a few more clues. 1. I don't find a Clip Books listing anywhere. I find a Clip Library in the View menu. Am I looking in the right place? 2. When I click the...

My first visit to the forums, and my first question! :D MS Word allows users to attach a character string to a keystroke. Can TP do this? (I could find no mention of it in the forum, but TP may use unfamiliar terminology for this function.) For example, most immediately I would like to attach the st...