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Review: PhraseExpress 9 adds application-specific macro features |
December 12, 2012
PhraseExpress, now in its ninth version, is a powerful macro and text expansion tool that automates entering commonly used phrases, in addition to several other useful functions. By using PhraseExpress, you can link commonly typed pieces of text, such as "You know that 'news' story is from The Onion, right?" to short keywords, such as "ONIN", and PhraseExpress will automatically produce the full phrase as soon as it detects the keyword. With the release of PhraseExpress 9, we get an assortment of new features, such as support for Windows 8 and cloud drives, that reflect the modern-day computing environment and user expectations. PhraseExpress cost $50 for business use after a 30-day free trial; it's free for personal use.
You can organize phrases into folders, grouping commonly-used concepts together, such as addresses, business greetings, favorite quotes, and boilerplate sections of text. The macro function included in PhraseExpress offers a level of interactivity, where a specific value can be filled in by the user when the phrase is executed. A common use is to enter a specific name into a generic message.
In addition to the keyword activation system, PhraseExpress also allows you to assign phrases to hotkeys.Particularly useful is assigning a hotkey to a folder of phrases, rather than a single phrase; the whole list appears as a popup, and you can navigate it with the keyboard, so you never need to go grab the mouse.
PhraseExpress 9 includes Windows 8 support. More important, it now has cloud drive (Dropbox, SkyDrive, etc.) support, allowing users to use the same phrase files across all of their computers. Vendor Bartels Media has enhanced the network support, and now you can set phrases to be accessible only to certain users.
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Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2019729/review-phraseexpress-9-adds-application-specific-macro-features.html
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