Grading Essays and Papers
Grading papers at any time of the year can be become repetitive and tiring. ShortKeys teacher app allows you to insert frequently used comments, critiques or praise by just typing a few letters.
Sample shortkeys
- ics – Incomplete sentence.
- ppmd – Please provide more detail.
End of Semester Grading
ShortKeys allows instructors to create shortcut abbreviations for any of the repetitive comments used with student grades. Save significant amounts of time by typing a few letters and popping in the comment.
Sample shortkeys
- rcs – Needs to improve reading comprehension skills.
- msi – Math skills have improved.
Email Correspondence
Frequently teachers need to correspond with students or parents via email. Much of this correspondence is repetitive in nature. Create shortkeys to reduce the amount of typing required.
Sample shortkeys
- tdk – Thank you for your participation in the discussions this past …
- rmr – This is a reminder that your daughter has an assignment to bring …
Educator Comments
Type faster in three easy steps!
Choose a shortkey
Enter a shortkey abbreviation to activate the macro.
Example
tvm
Insert the text
Type or paste into ShortKeys the text to play back, and save.
Example
Thank you very much.
Run the macro
Type the shortkey into an app and watch the text expand.
Example
Type tvm and it is replaced with
Thank you very much.
Easy to use, but packed with features
Insert Embedded Links
Insert embedded hyperlinks and email address links directly into documents and apps with ShortKeys.
Add Date and Time Stamps
Date and/or time stamp documents or records with the current date/time. Or enter adjusted dates/times as needed.
Easily Add Symbols or Characters
Play back international characters or symbols. Also include Unicode characters for playback.
Delay or Pause Macro Playback
Add delays to the text playback. Or pause the macro to insert custom text and then continue the playback.
Add Miscellaneous Keys
For increased functionality play back keys such as Alt, Ctrl, Shift, Delete, Tab and many others.
Limit Playback to Specific Windows
By default, ShortKeys runs in any Windows application. Optionally choose to limit the playback to specific windows.
Insert Images
Use ShortKeys to easily insert images into documents and applications.
Adjust Text Playback Speed
Optionally choose the speed at which the text plays back. Or paste the text via the clipboard.
Replace Word Feature
Type an additional character in the shortcut key to change the word ending in the replacement text.
Use Rich Text
Insert the text with various font types, sizes, colors and more into any application supporting the Rich Text format.
Network and Cloud Support
Share and sync your shortkey macros with colleagues by saving them to a shared network drive or the cloud.
Customize Look and Feel
Customize the look of the program with different fonts, colors, button positions and more.
ShortKeys is addictive!
“ShortKeys is a great little program. I cannot live without it.”
–Michele C., CA
ShortKeys teacher app is a text replacement utility, but you may also call it a shortcut key, autotext, autocorrect, text expander, text inserter or fast typing tool. We call it extremely useful and beneficial.
ShortKeys teacher app runs on Windows.