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.

Ahk script