[Solved] Configure shortcut key for specified text

[wdc]

Can someone please tell me how to generate shortcut keys on OOWrite; for example a key (something like Ctrl+a) that will have OOWrite type out the word "Arlene"? FWIW, I am using a desktop PC with W10. Thanks. .......wdc

[robleyd]

AutoText might be the tool that suits your purpose.

With a Writer document open, press F1 for offline help, and search Autotext for more detail.

[Zizi64]

There are more than one available tools fot this in the AOO/LO:

- AutoText: it will insert a predefined text into the actual position of the cursor.
- AutoCorrect: it will change a typed-in "code" to the predefined text/characters at the actual position.
- Macros: By usage the macros you can to do what you ever want.

[wdc]

Great. Thank you all... wdc

[wdc]

Thank you all for your responses and suggestions. I am afraid, however, that your tips and the Help screens I see are just too concise for me, and I need further hand-holding to "get" the process.

Would someone kindly show this 90+ er how to generate a shortcut key (say Ctrl+A) that would cause the word "Arlene" to be inserted into a OOW document? What steps do I follow to create the shortcut?
After I create it, do I simply hit the Ctrl+a keys to execute it?

Many thanks for your patience. .... wdc

[Zizi64]

how to generate a shortcut key (say Ctrl+A)

The shortcut key Ctrl-A is used to the function "Select All" in all of applications and in the opreration system too...