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Fingertype, which is a feature of Fingertips, will replace a keyword with commonly used phrases. This can save lots of typing. You define which keywords or abbreviations you want to use and which text should replace the keyword. Fingertype takes care of the rest - throughout Windows.

 

Fingertype is really useful for any text that you often type, like addresses, signatures, route descriptions, or folder locations. Just try to be alert when you find yourself type some piece of text more than two times. That's a good indication that you can create an abbreviation in Fingertype.

 

 

Default keywords

By default, Fingertype will have the following two keywords installed:

 

wf                [w] - http://waiting-for.com

 

lmk                Please let me know if there is anything else I can do for you.

 

As long as you have Fingertype switched on, you can type wf + space anywhere in Windows to expand it to the full text.

 

Please visit www.waiting-for.com to find out more about the useful and time-saving [w] sign.

 

 

Add a phrase to Fingertype

The easy way to add a phrase to Fingertype is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

Please note that recognition of keywords in Internet Explorer 7 is not working right now.
See the List of Known Bugs for more information.

 

 

Advanced Fingertype Phrases

You can now use Date Codes in Fingertype phrases to insert the current date and/or time automatically.

 

Another new feature is the Scripting Syntax which allows you to not only insert text, but also specify specific keys that Fingertype should 'press' in response to an acronym.

 

If you use {|} in a phrase, Fingertype will try to place the cursor on that spot after pasting the phrase into the current application. That can be useful for boilerplate letters for instance.

 

If you use {Clipboard} in a phrase, Fingertype will replace that code with the contents of the Windows Clipboard.