This is just a quick post on how to use AutoHotKey, with some examples
Download AutoHotKey from here
Once installed you are ready to start creating and running AutoHotKey scripts, save scripts with the extension .ahk and you can then just double click to run them.
I use AutoHotKey scripts mainly within PowerShell of vbscript
If you want to call your scripts from PowerShell you can use:
& "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe" "C:\Temp\Start.ahk"
If you want to call your scripts from vbscript you can use:
Set oWS = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") sPath = chr(34) & "C:\System\AHK\C:\Temp\Start.ahk" & Chr(34) errResult = oWS.Run(sPath,,False)
A basic example of a script could be:
; make Win+n as a hotkey for launching Notepad #n::Run Notepad
So if you save the above as an .ahk file and then double click on it, pressing Windows key + n will launch notepad
The below script would enter the signature text when you press F6:
; pressing F6 to insert your signature F8:: Send Best,{Enter}{Enter} Bob Smith Return
Mouse Control
This script will pause for 3 seconds and then move the mouse to the coordinates specified on the screen and then click the left mouse button
sleep, 30000 coordmode, mouse, screen MouseMove, 1115, 14 MouseClick, l
This script will move the mouse to the below screen coordinates, click left, sleep for 4 seconds and then move the mouse. To get the current coordinates of the mouse cursor right click on the AutoHotKey icon in the taskbar and click Window spy.
coordmode, mouse, screen MouseClick,, 39, 488,, 0.1 sleep, 4000 MouseMove, 343, 364, 0.1
This script will allow you to use your arrow keys as mouse movements
/* o------------------------------------------------------------o |Using Keyboard Numpad as a Mouse | |------------------------------------------------------------| | Keys | Description | |------------------------------------------------------------| | ScrollLock (toggle on)| Activates mouse mode. | |-----------------------|------------------------------------| | Enter | Left mouse button click. | | NumPadenter | Middle mouse button click. | | LeftAlt | Right mouse button click. | | Leftwin + left arrow | X1 mouse button click. (Win 2k+) | | Leftwin + right arrow | X2 mouse button click. (Win 2k+) | | Leftwin + up arrow | Moves up the mouse wheel. | | Leftwin + down arrow | Moves down the mouse wheel. | | Arrow Keys | Moves cursor | |-----------------------|------------------------------------| | NumPad/ NumPad* | cursor initial speed | | Scrolls Settings | cursor acceleration | | | cursor maximum speed | | | rotation angle to right in degrees.| | | (i.e. 180° = inversed controls). | | NumPad- NumPad+ | !wheel initial speed | | Adjusts Settings | !wheel acceleration | | | !wheel maximum speed | |------------------------------------------------------------| | ! = These options are affected by the mouse wheel speed | | adjusted on Control Panel. If you don't have a mouse with | | wheel, the default is 3 +/- lines per option button press. | o------------------------------------------------------------o */ ;START OF CONFIG SECTION #SingleInstance force #MaxHotkeysPerInterval 500 ; Using the keyboard hook to implement the Numpad hotkeys prevents ; them from interfering with the generation of ANSI characters such ; as à. This is because AutoHotkey generates such characters ; by holding down ALT and sending a series of Numpad keystrokes. ; Hook hotkeys are smart enough to ignore such keystrokes. #UseHook MouseSpeed = 2 MouseAccelerationSpeed = 18 MouseMaxSpeed = 7 ;Mouse wheel speed is also set on Control Panel. As that ;will affect the normal mouse behavior, the real speed of ;these three below are times the normal mouse wheel speed. MouseWheelSpeed = 1 MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed = 1 MouseWheelMaxSpeed = 5 MouseRotationAngle = 0 ;END OF CONFIG SECTION ;This is needed or key presses would faulty send their natural ;actions. Like NumPadDiv would send sometimes "/" to the ;screen. #InstallKeybdHook Temp = 0 Temp2 = 0 MouseRotationAnglePart = %MouseRotationAngle% ;Divide by 45º because MouseMove only supports whole numbers, ;and changing the mouse rotation to a number lesser than 45º ;could make strange movements. ; ;For example: 22.5º when pressing NumPadUp: ; First it would move upwards until the speed ; to the side reaches 1. MouseRotationAnglePart /= 45 MouseCurrentAccelerationSpeed = 0 MouseCurrentSpeed = %MouseSpeed% MouseWheelCurrentAccelerationSpeed = 0 MouseWheelCurrentSpeed = %MouseSpeed% SetKeyDelay, -1 SetMouseDelay, -1 Hotkey, Enter, ButtonLeftClick Hotkey, NumpadEnter, ButtonMiddleClick Hotkey, lalt, ButtonRightClick Hotkey, lwin & left, ButtonX1Click Hotkey, lwin & right, ButtonX2Click Hotkey, lwin & up, ButtonWheelUp Hotkey, lwin & down, ButtonWheelDown Hotkey, up, ButtonUp Hotkey, Down, ButtonDown Hotkey, Left, ButtonLeft Hotkey, Right, ButtonRight Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonSpeedUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonSpeedDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp6 Gosub, ~ScrollLock ; Initialize based on current ScrollLock state. return ;Key activation support ~ScrollLock:: ; Wait for it to be released because otherwise the hook state gets reset ; while the key is down, which causes the up-event to get suppressed, ; which in turn prevents toggling of the ScrollLock state/light: KeyWait, ScrollLock GetKeyState, ScrollLockState, ScrollLock, T If ScrollLockState = D { Hotkey, lwin & up, on Hotkey, NumpadEnter, on Hotkey, lwin & down, on Hotkey, lwin & left, on Hotkey, lwin & right, on Hotkey, lalt, on Hotkey, Enter, on Hotkey, up, on Hotkey, Down, on Hotkey, Left, on Hotkey, Right, on Hotkey, NumpadAdd, on Hotkey, NumpadSub, on Hotkey, NumpadMult, on Hotkey, NumpadDiv, on } else { Hotkey, lwin & up, off Hotkey, NumpadEnter, off Hotkey, lwin & down, off Hotkey, lwin & left, off Hotkey, lwin & right, off Hotkey, lalt, off Hotkey, Enter, off Hotkey, up, off Hotkey, Down, off Hotkey, Left, off Hotkey, Right, off Hotkey, NumpadAdd, off Hotkey, NumpadSub, off Hotkey, NumpadMult, off Hotkey, NumpadDiv, off } return ChangeUp: ToolTip, Mouse acceleration speed: %MouseAccelerationSpeed% pixels Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonAccelerationSpeedUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonAccelerationSpeedDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp2 Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp6 return ChangeUp2: ToolTip, Mouse maximum speed: %MouseMaxSpeed% pixels Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonMaxSpeedUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonMaxSpeedDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp3 Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp return ChangeUp3: ToolTip, Mouse rotation angle: %MouseRotationAngle%° Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonRotationAngleUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonRotationAngleDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp4 Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp2 return ChangeUp4: ToolTip, Mouse wheel speed: %MouseWheelSpeedReal% lines Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonWheelSpeedUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonWheelSpeedDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp5 Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp3 return ChangeUp5: ToolTip, Mouse wheel acceleration speed: %MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal% lines Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonWheelAccelerationSpeedUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonWheelAccelerationSpeedDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp6 Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp4 return ChangeUp6: ToolTip, Mouse wheel maximum speed: %MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal% lines Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonWheelMaxSpeedUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonWheelMaxSpeedDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp7 Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp5 return ChangeUp7: ToolTip, Mouse speed: %MouseSpeed% pixels Hotkey, NumpadAdd, ButtonSpeedUp Hotkey, NumpadSub, ButtonSpeedDown Hotkey, NumpadMult, ChangeUp Hotkey, NumpadDiv, ChangeUp6 return ;Mouse click support ButtonLeftClick: GetKeyState, already_down_state, LButton If already_down_state = D return Button2 = Enter ButtonClick = Left Goto ButtonClickStart ButtonMiddleClick: GetKeyState, already_down_state, MButton If already_down_state = D return Button2 = NumpadEnter ButtonClick = Middle Goto ButtonClickStart ButtonRightClick: GetKeyState, already_down_state, RButton If already_down_state = D return Button2 = lalt ButtonClick = Right Goto ButtonClickStart ButtonX1Click: GetKeyState, already_down_state, XButton1 If already_down_state = D return Button2 = lwin & left ButtonClick = X1 Goto ButtonClickStart ButtonX2Click: GetKeyState, already_down_state, XButton2 If already_down_state = D return Button2 = lwin & right ButtonClick = X2 Goto ButtonClickStart ButtonClickStart: MouseClick, %ButtonClick%,,, 1, 0, D SetTimer, ButtonClickEnd, 10 return ButtonClickEnd: GetKeyState, kclickstate, %Button2%, P if kclickstate = D return SetTimer, ButtonClickEnd, off MouseClick, %ButtonClick%,,, 1, 0, U return donoth: return ;Mouse movement support ButtonSpeedUp: MouseSpeed++ ToolTip, Mouse speed: %MouseSpeed% pixels SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonSpeedDown: If MouseSpeed > 1 MouseSpeed-- If MouseSpeed = 1 ToolTip, Mouse speed: %MouseSpeed% pixel else ToolTip, Mouse speed: %MouseSpeed% pixels SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonAccelerationSpeedUp: MouseAccelerationSpeed++ ToolTip, Mouse acceleration speed: %MouseAccelerationSpeed% pixels SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonAccelerationSpeedDown: If MouseAccelerationSpeed > 1 MouseAccelerationSpeed-- If MouseAccelerationSpeed = 1 ToolTip, Mouse acceleration speed: %MouseAccelerationSpeed% pixel else ToolTip, Mouse acceleration speed: %MouseAccelerationSpeed% pixels SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonMaxSpeedUp: MouseMaxSpeed++ ToolTip, Mouse maximum speed: %MouseMaxSpeed% pixels SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonMaxSpeedDown: If MouseMaxSpeed > 1 MouseMaxSpeed-- If MouseMaxSpeed = 1 ToolTip, Mouse maximum speed: %MouseMaxSpeed% pixel else ToolTip, Mouse maximum speed: %MouseMaxSpeed% pixels SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonRotationAngleUp: MouseRotationAnglePart++ If MouseRotationAnglePart >= 8 MouseRotationAnglePart = 0 MouseRotationAngle = %MouseRotationAnglePart% MouseRotationAngle *= 45 ToolTip, Mouse rotation angle: %MouseRotationAngle%° SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonRotationAngleDown: MouseRotationAnglePart-- If MouseRotationAnglePart < 0 MouseRotationAnglePart = 7 MouseRotationAngle = %MouseRotationAnglePart% MouseRotationAngle *= 45 ToolTip, Mouse rotation angle: %MouseRotationAngle%° SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonUp: ButtonDown: ButtonLeft: ButtonRight: ButtonUpLeft: ButtonUpRight: ButtonDownLeft: ButtonDownRight: ;If Button <> 0 ;{ ; IfNotInString, A_ThisHotkey, %Button% ; { ; MouseCurrentAccelerationSpeed = 0 ; MouseCurrentSpeed = %MouseSpeed% ; } ;} StringReplace, Button, A_ThisHotkey, * ButtonAccelerationStart: If MouseAccelerationSpeed >= 1 { If MouseMaxSpeed > %MouseCurrentSpeed% { Temp = 0.001 Temp *= %MouseAccelerationSpeed% MouseCurrentAccelerationSpeed += %Temp% MouseCurrentSpeed += %MouseCurrentAccelerationSpeed% } } ;MouseRotationAngle convertion to speed of button direction { MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection = %MouseRotationAngle% MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection /= 90.0 Temp = %MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection% if Temp >= 0 { if Temp < 1 { MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection = 1 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection -= %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToDirectionCalculation } } if Temp >= 1 { if Temp < 2 { MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection = 0 Temp -= 1 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection -= %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToDirectionCalculation } } if Temp >= 2 { if Temp < 3 { MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection = -1 Temp -= 2 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection += %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToDirectionCalculation } } if Temp >= 3 { if Temp < 4 { MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection = 0 Temp -= 3 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection += %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToDirectionCalculation } } } EndMouseCurrentSpeedToDirectionCalculation: ;MouseRotationAngle convertion to speed of 90 degrees to right { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide = %MouseRotationAngle% MouseCurrentSpeedToSide /= 90.0 Temp = %MouseCurrentSpeedToSide% Transform, Temp, mod, %Temp%, 4 if Temp >= 0 { if Temp < 1 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide = 0 MouseCurrentSpeedToSide += %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToSideCalculation } } if Temp >= 1 { if Temp < 2 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide = 1 Temp -= 1 MouseCurrentSpeedToSide -= %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToSideCalculation } } if Temp >= 2 { if Temp < 3 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide = 0 Temp -= 2 MouseCurrentSpeedToSide -= %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToSideCalculation } } if Temp >= 3 { if Temp < 4 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide = -1 Temp -= 3 MouseCurrentSpeedToSide += %Temp% Goto EndMouseCurrentSpeedToSideCalculation } } } EndMouseCurrentSpeedToSideCalculation: MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection *= %MouseCurrentSpeed% MouseCurrentSpeedToSide *= %MouseCurrentSpeed% Temp1 = %MouseRotationAnglePart% Transform, Temp1, Mod, %Temp1%, 2 BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToSide := MouseCurrentSpeedToSide BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToDirection := MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection GetKeyState, tempstate, up, P If (Button = "up" or tempstate = "D") { if Temp1 = 1 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide *= 2 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection *= 2 } MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection *= -1 MouseMove, %MouseCurrentSpeedToSide%, %MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection%, 0, R } MouseCurrentSpeedToSide := BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToSide MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection := BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToDirection GetKeyState, tempstate, Down, P If (Button = "Down" or tempstate = "D") { if Temp1 = 1 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide *= 2 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection *= 2 } MouseCurrentSpeedToSide *= -1 MouseMove, %MouseCurrentSpeedToSide%, %MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection%, 0, R } MouseCurrentSpeedToSide := BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToSide MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection := BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToDirection GetKeyState, tempstate, Left, P If (Button = "Left" or tempstate = "D") { if Temp1 = 1 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide *= 2 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection *= 2 } MouseCurrentSpeedToSide *= -1 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection *= -1 MouseMove, %MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection%, %MouseCurrentSpeedToSide%, 0, R } MouseCurrentSpeedToSide := BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToSide MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection := BackupMouseCurrentSpeedToDirection GetKeyState, tempstate, Right, P If (Button = "Right" or tempstate = "D") { if Temp1 = 1 { MouseCurrentSpeedToSide *= 2 MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection *= 2 } MouseMove, %MouseCurrentSpeedToDirection%, %MouseCurrentSpeedToSide%, 0, R } SetTimer, ButtonAccelerationEnd, 10 return ButtonAccelerationEnd: GetKeyState, state, %Button%, P GetKeyState, isUp, up, P GetKeyState, isDown, Down, P GetKeyState, isLeft, Left, P GetKeyState, isRight, Right, P if state = D ; not end if key is held Goto ButtonAccelerationStart Button = 0 ; reset since last key not held if (isUp = "D" or isDown = "D" or isLeft = "D" or isRight = "D") ; not end if any key is held Goto ButtonAccelerationStart SetTimer, ButtonAccelerationEnd, off MouseCurrentAccelerationSpeed = 0 MouseCurrentSpeed = %MouseSpeed% return ;Mouse wheel movement support ButtonWheelSpeedUp: MouseWheelSpeed++ RegRead, MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier, HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, WheelScrollLines If MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier <= 0 MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier = 1 MouseWheelSpeedReal = %MouseWheelSpeed% MouseWheelSpeedReal *= %MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier% ToolTip, Mouse wheel speed: %MouseWheelSpeedReal% lines SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonWheelSpeedDown: RegRead, MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier, HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, WheelScrollLines If MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier <= 0 MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier = 1 If MouseWheelSpeedReal > %MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier% { MouseWheelSpeed-- MouseWheelSpeedReal = %MouseWheelSpeed% MouseWheelSpeedReal *= %MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier% } If MouseWheelSpeedReal = 1 ToolTip, Mouse wheel speed: %MouseWheelSpeedReal% line else ToolTip, Mouse wheel speed: %MouseWheelSpeedReal% lines SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonWheelAccelerationSpeedUp: MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed++ RegRead, MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier, HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, WheelScrollLines If MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier <= 0 MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier = 1 MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal = %MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed% MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal *= %MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier% ToolTip, Mouse wheel acceleration speed: %MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal% lines SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonWheelAccelerationSpeedDown: RegRead, MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier, HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, WheelScrollLines If MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier <= 0 MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier = 1 If MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed > 1 { MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed-- MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal = %MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed% MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal *= %MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier% } If MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal = 1 ToolTip, Mouse wheel acceleration speed: %MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal% line else ToolTip, Mouse wheel acceleration speed: %MouseWheelAccelerationSpeedReal% lines SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonWheelMaxSpeedUp: MouseWheelMaxSpeed++ RegRead, MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier, HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, WheelScrollLines If MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier <= 0 MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier = 1 MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal = %MouseWheelMaxSpeed% MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal *= %MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier% ToolTip, Mouse wheel maximum speed: %MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal% lines SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonWheelMaxSpeedDown: RegRead, MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier, HKCU, Control Panel\Desktop, WheelScrollLines If MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier <= 0 MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier = 1 If MouseWheelMaxSpeed > 1 { MouseWheelMaxSpeed-- MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal = %MouseWheelMaxSpeed% MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal *= %MouseWheelSpeedMultiplier% } If MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal = 1 ToolTip, Mouse wheel maximum speed: %MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal% line else ToolTip, Mouse wheel maximum speed: %MouseWheelMaxSpeedReal% lines SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, 1000 return ButtonWheelUp: ButtonWheelDown: If Button <> 0 { If Button <> %A_ThisHotkey% { MouseWheelCurrentAccelerationSpeed = 0 MouseWheelCurrentSpeed = %MouseWheelSpeed% } } StringReplace, Button, A_ThisHotkey, * ButtonWheelAccelerationStart: If MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed >= 1 { If MouseWheelMaxSpeed > %MouseWheelCurrentSpeed% { Temp = 0.001 Temp *= %MouseWheelAccelerationSpeed% MouseWheelCurrentAccelerationSpeed += %Temp% MouseWheelCurrentSpeed += %MouseWheelCurrentAccelerationSpeed% } } If Button = lwin & up MouseClick, wheelup,,, %MouseWheelCurrentSpeed%, 0, D else if Button = lwin & down MouseClick, wheeldown,,, %MouseWheelCurrentSpeed%, 0, D SetTimer, ButtonWheelAccelerationEnd, 100 return ButtonWheelAccelerationEnd: GetKeyState, kstate, %Button%, P if kstate = D Goto ButtonWheelAccelerationStart MouseWheelCurrentAccelerationSpeed = 0 MouseWheelCurrentSpeed = %MouseWheelSpeed% Button = 0 return RemoveToolTip: SetTimer, RemoveToolTip, Off ToolTip return
