Insert Keystrokes                                                                            Example

  1. Use this command if you want to insert any keystrokes in any window when the macro runs.
  2. Select the window title form the 'Select Window' drop down.
  3. Make sure your window is open in order to select it's title from the drop down list.
  4. If you don't find your window in the list, click 'Refresh'.
  5. Enter any text you want to type in the text area.
  6. To use special keystrokes like 'Ctrl Down', 'Shift Down' etc. click on respective buttons.

Example 1: To insert keystrokes in Microsoft Word document 'news.doc'

  1. Make sure that the Word document 'news.doc' is open.
  2. Open the Macro Editor from Tools->Macro Editor.
  3. Double click on the 'Insert Keystrokes' commands.
  4. Click on the 'Refresh' button.
  5. Select the title 'news.doc - Microsoft Word' from the drop down list.
  6. Insert the required keystrokes, e.g Today's tasks are complete[ENTER].
  7. Click on 'Save' button.

Example 2: To copy cell From Excel document data.xls.

  1. Make sure that the excel document 'data.xls' is open.
  2. Open the Macro Editor from Tools ->Macro Editor.
  3. Double click on the 'Insert Keystrokes' commands.
  4. Select the title 'Microsoft Excel -data.xls' from the drop down list.
  5. Insert keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C to copy. Click 'Ctrl Down' button, then type 'c' and then click 'Ctrl Up' button. [CTRL DOWN]c[CTRL UP].
  6. Click on 'Save' button.