Click 'AutoHotkey Script' inside the 'New' menu.AutoHotkey is not magic, we all wish it was, but it is not. Once you have AutoHotkey installed, you will probably want it to do stuff.

Once done, great! Continue on to section b.

The downloaded file should be named AutoHotkey_*_setup.exe or similar.

This documentation is for v2, so choose that option or switch to the v1 documentation. You should be presented with an option for each major version of AutoHotkey. For this guide we will use the Installer since it is easiest to set up. But that depends on the version you want. After downloading it, you may possibly need to install it. Since you're viewing this documentation locally, you've probably already installed AutoHotkey and can skip to section b.īefore learning to use AutoHotkey (AHK), you will need to download it. If you get confused, try reading the section again. You can copy and paste most examples on this page. For optimal learning power, it is advised that you read the text and try the code. Throughout this tutorial you will see a lot of text and a lot of code.

Function Calls with or without Parenthesesīefore we begin our journey, let me give some advice.

How to find the help file on your computer.

For example, you can write to the clipboard, but you can also get the contents of the Clipboard to store in a variable and run functions when the clipboard changes.Beginner Tutorial | AutoHotkey v2 AutoHotkey Beginner Tutorial by tidbit Table of Contents Most of these actions will also have information-oriented commands associated with them. You can loop through files and run actions on each line.

Modifying the contents of the Clipboard.

Moving windows around, adjusting size, and opening and closing.

Displaying dialog menus, complete with forms and input fields.

Clicking the mouse, with positioning relative to the current window.

In fact, AHK is sometimes erroneously flagged as cheat software for video games, since people have made fully functioning aimbots with it.

Sending input, whether it’s text or various button presses.

We can’t possibly explain all of them, so we’ll pick out some useful ones. An action in AHK is anything that has an outside effect on the operating system.

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