Keystroke Emulation is the quickest way to type characters with Quick Key. It is instantaneous, and
allows you to target specific applications like MS Word or Excel.

Sending Characters

In addition to standard copy and paste methods for transferring characters, Quick
Key also supports keystroke sending and drag and drop. Keystroke emulation is often
the preferred method of transferring characters, as it requires only one click and
can target individual applications. Unfortunately, keystroke emulation is only as
reliable as application that is receiving the keystrokes. Some applications respond
to key presses slowly and may miss the emulated keystroke due to its short duration.

Keywords

Keystroke emulation first requires that the target application have focus. Quick
Key takes an unusual approach to determining which window to bring to the front
by using Keywords. The keyword for an application
is determined by its internal class name. Most applications will already have their
keywords listed in the Toolbar, but more can be added in
Options.

Default Keywords

• Microsoft Word – OpusApp
• Microsoft Excel – XLMAIN
• Microsoft Outlook – rctrl_renwnd32
• Microsoft Access – OMain
• Microsoft PowerPoint – PP10FrameClass
• OpenOffice – SALFRAME
• MSN Messenger – MSBLClass
• Outlook Express (Compose E-mail) – ATH_Note
• Calculator – SciCalc
• Notepad – Notepad
• Word Pad – WordPadClass
• My Computer – CabinetWClass
• Internet Explorer – IEFrame
• Mozilla Firefox – MozillaUIWindowClass
• Registry Editor – RegEdit_RegEdit
• Microsoft Visual Studio – wndclass_desked_gsk
• CMD.EXE Console – ConsoleWindowClass
• PuTTY – PuTTY
• Picasa – ytWindow

Options

In the Options window you can modify Keywords and
mouse settings. There is a tab for each mouse button, and the checks on that tab
represent actions that will take place when the button is clicked on a character.
To find the keyword for an application, you must enter the title bar text exactly
as it appears into the find utility.