Knowledge Base
Support for Ctrl, Alt keys, etc.
Will ShortKeys play back keystrokes such as the Alt key, Ctrl key, Function keys or Windows menu keys?
ShortKeys essentially is a text replacement utility. Type in a few characters and ShortKeys replaces the keystrokes with words, sentences or phrases. That being said, ShortKeys does allow for a number of other keys to be played back.
Below are the list of keys available for playback in ShortKeys 3 and 4. To access these keys in ShortKeys 3, open the Modify Keys window, click on the Insert button and select the Misc Keys option. In ShortKeys 4 the keys are directly accessible from the Modify Keys window.
Keys Available in Shortkeys 3 and 4
Keys available in ShortKeys 4
Arrow Left
Arrow Right
Arrow Up
Arrow Down
Backspace
Control
Delete
End
Esc
Home
Insert
Left Win
Page Up
Page Down
Right Win
Shift
Tab
Alt Down
Alt Up
Control Down
Control Up
Enter
Shift Down
Shift Up
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
Select the key you want and it will be inserted into your replacement text at the position of the text cursor.
The Miscellaneous Keys will only work when using the Keyboard method to play back keystrokes.
