Reply Properties dialog box

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Category

 

Th The category is used for grouping replies in the reply tree on the main screen.

 

Description

 

The description is what is displayed in the reply tree on the main screen.

 

Hotkey

 

The hotkey is used to insert the reply directly without showing the main screen.

 

Reply Text

 

The reply text is the text you enter that you will be inserting into another application.  This text can have formatting or not.

 

Paste Contents of the Clipboard button

 

Allows you to paste the contents on the clipboard into the reply text field.

 

Spell Check button

 

Allows you to spell check the reply for spelling errors. Mis-spelled words will have a ragged red line under it.

 

Remove Formatting button

 

Allows you to remove the formatting of the text.

 

 

More Options button

 

Opens a menu with all insertion options below:

 

Cut
Copies the selected text to the clipboard and removes it from the reply.

 

Copy
Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

 

 

Paste
Inserts the contents of the clipboard in the reply.

 

Insert Drop down menu
 
Time Macro
Inserts a macro that displays the current time when inserted.

 

Short Date Macro
Inserts a macro that displays the current date (short format) when inserted.

 

Long Date Macro
Inserts a macro that displays the current date (long format) when inserted.

 

*  NOTE:  The time format and long and short date formats can be configured through the Windows control panel.  If you need to specify a custom format you can use the same formatting rules as Windows uses surrounded by {-* and *-} within your reply.  For example, adding the text {-*MM-dd-yyyy*-} to a reply and inserting it to a document on May 03, 2010 will insert 05-03-2010.

 

Load From File
Inserts the contents of a file into the reply.

 

Remove Formatting
Removes the formatting from the reply and changes it to plain text.

 

Spell Check
Spell checks the reply.

 

 

Save with Formatting checkbox

 

Allows you to store your reply with formatting.  When stored with formatting you have the option of inserting the reply with formatting or without.

 

 




This page is part of the user manual for Alpha Key Saver from CAM Development