| Repetitive strain injuries are among the most | | | | typing can help eliminate and reduce keyboard |
| costly and frustrating for business to handle. | | | | repetitive strain injuries. |
| Dealing with an injured employee, adjusting work | | | | AutoHotkey is an open source (i.e. free) program |
| assignments and workmen's comp does not | | | | which allows users to create macros to automate |
| make for a good time for the employee or | | | | repetitive tasks with Windows software. The user |
| employer. | | | | assigns the macro to a hotkey. A user can easily |
| A lot of repetitive strain injuries occur as the | | | | create over 100 macros with AutoHotkey. |
| result of using a conventional computer keyboard. | | | | The firm's name, address, telephone number and |
| Two simple ways to help reduce repetitive strain | | | | other commonly typed information can be |
| injuries related to typing are using an overlay | | | | assigned to a macro. Commands that are |
| keyboard in combination with the AutoHotkey | | | | repeatedly executed repeatedly can be grouped |
| program. | | | | into a macro and executed sequentially. |
| Using AutoHotkey and an overlay keyboard has | | | | The problem quickly becomes remembering which |
| many positive side effects. These include: | | | | hotkeys activate which macro. An overlay |
| - Errors are reduced and accuracy increases since | | | | keyboard can easily solve this problem! |
| information is entered correctly the first time. | | | | On an overlay keyboard each of the keys can |
| - Reduced time and money spent finding and | | | | recreate any series of characters available on a |
| correcting errors. | | | | regular computer keyboard. Additionally, a graphic |
| - Productivity increase as more work gets done | | | | overlay is created that identifies each key. |
| quicker. | | | | Configuring keys to produce the macro hotkey |
| - Employees are less bored and are more alert. | | | | eliminates having to remember hotkeys. New |
| A lot of typing consists of typing the same text | | | | employee can quickly take over since they don't |
| or entering the same commands over and over. | | | | have to learn the hotkeys but simply press the |
| This can be in the same or different programs. | | | | labeled button. |
| Anything that can reduce the amount of repeated | | | | |