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Direct Access 1.6.6

Use abbreviations to automate repetitive tasks and breeze through your emails
Publisher: Nagarsoft
Category: Utilities
Version: 1.6.6
License: shareware
Cost: 39.95$
Size: DirectAccessSetup.exe 7.09 MB
Updated: 06 Nov 2008
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Speed up your personal computing experience by reducing time consuming, repetitive task through the use of abbreviations. Imagine typing a piece of correspondence in your favorite word processor and then typing the abbreviation "sign" to affix your closing and signature to the document. You can also use the abbreviation shortcuts to open applications and websites.
You can even set up custom menus, for example grouping standard tech support answers or signatures.

Whatever application you are using, if you type an abbreviation, Direct Access suggests a command via a tooltip. If you press F12 or the SHIFT key, Direct Access performs the command and removes the abbreviation. If you ignore the suggestion and just keep working, the tooltip vanishes.

Direct Access is great for tech support, providing you with canned, pre-written and customizable replies that you can enter by just typing a word.

The new macro feature provides personalized text when executing a command: you can also enter the current date, special symbols, insert the clipboard contents and, for your convenience, even specify the final cursor position.

You can also use Direct Access to perform basic automation tasks using the ability to send special keys combinations to the target application, for example to automatically perform an operation in any program via keyboard shortcuts or fill in forms.

Direct Access can be used to perform many tasks quicker and more precisely. For example, you can use it to execute commands by typing user-defined abbreviations across all applications; save time on repetitive tasks: open files, documents, websites, and insert text just by typing a word; open your favorite websites by typing a meaningful name; automatically search the web - Google, Wikipedia or Amazon are just a few keystrokes away; insert the same autotext anywhere - even in applications without built-in autotext; breeze through e-mails using combinations of boiler-plate text.

Changelog:
Version: 1.6.6(12 Sep 2007)
- Full support for Vista x64
- Improved load speed
- Lightweight keystroke detection engine
- Solved interaction issues with other macro tools
- Import commands from Word Autocorrect
- Send special key combinations
- New macros
Version: 1.5.1(22 Mar 2007)
- Path Autotype. If you execute a Launch Application command (to open a folder or a file) in the Open/Save dialogs (or in the Run dialog) Direct Access will type the path of the folder (instead of opening it).
- Direct Access can play a sound when a command is executed
Version: 1.5(11 Mar 2007)
- Full support for Windows Vista and new Vista styled user interface
- Keyboard shortcuts to quickly create commands, in any program
- Support for macros
- Instant search to quickly find your abbreviations
- More reliable text insertion using the clipboard or simulated keystrokes
Version: 1.2(26 Oct 2006) - DirectAccessSetup.exe
v.1.2
- Support for multi monitor (tooltip now shown on the proper monitor)
- Autotext can be sent to command prompt window
- Ability to reduce the action delay to 20ms
- ENTER confirms the action creation in the Edit / Add new dialog
- Fixed unwanted interaction with other applications. ALT, CTRL pressure wasn't correctly recognized in some applications
- Minor bug fixes
v.1.1
- One-key confirmation; added support for cursor keys
- SHIFT+F1 (or SHIFT+confirmation key) opens the edit window of the detected action
- Support for Mexican and other non-US keyboards that use dead keys to enter special characters
- Improved edit dialog. Changing the text in Autotext doesn't automatically overwrite previously inserted description and command.
- Faster and more reliable text insert with autotext
- Minor bug fixing

v.1.0.5.1
- Groups are deleted using the SHIFT+DELETE shortcut to prevent accidental deletion of Groups.

v.1.0.5
- Button to add an autotext Action from the clipboard contents
- Added button to delete Groups
- Button to add an autotext action from the selected clipboard content.
- Label in the edit window tells if a command is already used by another Action
Version: 1.1 - php_library.zip
Tags: Direct Access | Nagarsoft | Text Substitution | Automation | Application Launcher

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