Don’t worry – getting started is much easier than it looks!
Read on to see.
Go to theAutoHotkey download page.
Save it to your hard drive – that’s what we’re going to use.
A Bit of History: Why Are There Two Versions?
You may be wondering why the download page offers both AutoHotkey_L and AutoHotkey Basic.
This very rarely happens.
Bottom line: unless you have a good reason, stick to the default and click Next.
Some AutoHotkey scripts are so short, they’re posted online as short snippets of text.
go for the script text and copy it:
Now run Notepad and paste the script in.
verify you got the whole thing, from the very beginning to the end.
Next, save the file somewhere on your system.
The filename doesn’t matter, but the extension must be AHK.
Simply double-tap the AHK file to run it.
When the script is running, you should see a small icon in your system tray.
Hovering over this icon with your mouse will pop up a tooltip showing the name of the script.
AutoHotkey and AutoHotkey_L use slightly different icons.
If Your Script Doesn’t Work
Most scripts work right off the bat.
Uninstall AutoHotkey_L, Install AutoHotkey Basic and try running the script again.
