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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 4
Installation .......................................................................................................................................... 6
Activating KEYWIN ............................................................................................................................... 8
Using KEYWIN .................................................................................................................................... 10
Programming Keys with KEYWIN ............................................................................................................ 12
Shortcut .......................................................................................................................................... 12
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Shortcut Folder......................................................................................................................... 15
Command ....................................................................................................................................... 16
48 KEYWIN Commands ....................................................................................................................... 17
Text ................................................................................................................................................. 18
Object ............................................................................................................................................. 19
Using Quick View .................................................................................................................................... 20
KEYWIN Settings...................................................................................................................................... 21
Using Battery Gauge ............................................................................................................................... 24
FAQs .................................................................................................................................................. 25
KEYWIN License details ...................................................................................................................... 26
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Introduction
Welcome to KEYWIN
We are confident that KEYWIN will greatly increase your productivity.
Have you ever thought about how much time you are WASTING by not regularly using keyboard
shortcuts on your computer? The result about how much time you are likely wasting per year will blow
your mind. Most people lose an average of 2 seconds per minute of work by switching back & forth from
their mouse instead of using the analogous keyboard shortcut. Learning just this single shortcut could
save you several cumulative hours over the course of a year. Time you can save is approximately
While above fact is about using general keyboard shortcuts, KEYWIN let you define your own keyboard
shortcuts to perform activities for which perhaps no keyboard shortcuts are defined yet (e.g. adjusting
volume, launching applications, files, folders, website and many more) and thereby let you save more time and
increase your productivity.
What is KEYWIN?
KEYWIN is productivity tool and keyboard utility software (made for Windows OS) with an ability to
program various actions to keyboard keys and execute these when pressed in combination with
Windows Key , thereby saving your time on performing complicated and/or repetitive actions.
E.g. you can open Calculator by pressing +C instantly or open Google website just by pressing + G.
KEYWIN also offers outstanding features like Virtual Desktops, On-Demand and Automatic Power Saving
feature, well organized screenshots folder and an Innovative Battery Gauge for battery operated
computers like laptops, notebooks.
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Installation
Prerequisites:
You can get the Setup file either through Setup CD-ROM or from KEYWIN website using OTP.
Note: Setup CD-ROM is optional with purchase. Download latest version from KEYWIN website.
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Activating KEYWIN
After KEYWIN installed it needs to be activated to use. Keep OTP (One Time Password) handy. Further
visit www.activatekeywin.com and follow the activation procedure explained below:
1. Click on KEYWIN icon in system tray.
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9. Now your KEYWIN is activated and READY to use. Factory setting is applied by default.
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Using KEYWIN
Now you are ready to use KEYWIN and program the keys as per your
requirement.
Click on KEYWIN icon in system tray to show or hide.
Right click on KEYWIN icon in system tray to see menu. You can choose Enable
or Disable from this menu to start or stop functioning of KEYWIN respectively.
KEYWIN is enabled by default when installed.
Note: If you do not see KEYWIN functioning this is the option to check for.
Following is screenshot of KEYWIN (i.e. with factory settings).
Keys highlighted in WHITE are not available (i.e. reserved by Operating System or other applications) while in
YELLOW are available to program and PINK are already programmed keys which can be customized again. Keys
highlighted in GREEN are lock keys viz. Caps Lock, Num Lock and Scroll Lock. If you program these and use, the
lock will toggle i.e. if lock is off it will get on and vice versa while executing action assigned.
Button bar can launch System Commands (viz. Shutdown, Restart, Logoff, Switch User, Standby and Hibernate)
and MS Office applications (viz. Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access) and CD Player (viz. Eject, Previous Track,
Play, Pause, Stop and Next Track). To use button bar you need to open KEYWIN by clicking icon in system tray.
Reset to Factory Setting will clear existing settings of Keys and set as per factory setting.
Click Recommend to Friend button to share this amazing app with your friends. This will auto compose an
email message and you just need to type email addresses of contacts to whom you wish to send and share.
Click Quick View button to see an All-In-One snapshot of keys assignment in one window.
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By default key is disabled and set to None. To program a key you need to assign task to it and Enable the key.
Four different tasks which can be programmed for a key are
1. Shortcut - You can open designated file/ URL / folder by pressing +Key.
Shortcut has three types i.e. shortcut to open a. File
b. Web URL
c. Folder
2. Command (48 Built-in) - You can run assigned command by pressing +Key.
3. Text - You can insert assigned Plain Text by pressing +Key.
e.g. You can assign your full signature to a key and insert it into appropriate email messages by pressing
+Key.
4. Object - You can insert assigned Object (i.e. formatted text, image) by pressing +Key.
e.g. You can assign attachment and image with formatted text to a key and insert it in word document or
email message by pressing +Key.
Note: Although you can program all four tasks for a key, only the one selected will be actionable at a time.
Lets learn Programming Keys with KEYWIN in next chapter.
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Shortcut
1. Shortcut File
With this feature you can open any designated file by pressing +Key
In this example we will program a new key A to open an excel file named Budget Sep 2014.xlsx which
is located in path C:\Finance\PersonalFinance\Personal Monthly Budget
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Similarly you can program the key to open other files, applications, Web URL and save your time on drilling
down through folders every moment.
So next time when you want to open your that special file, just assign it to a key with KEYWIN and open
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Now you can see the KEYWIN facebook link/URL in text box and
when you press +A key combination KEYWINs facebook page
opens up instantly (if your computer is connected to internet).
Similarly you can open reoccurring Live/Lync Meeting links, any
web link (especially those which you visit frequently) instantly by
pressing key.
E.g. you can open www.google.com by pressing +G
Now your favorite websites are at your fingertips.
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3. Shortcut Folder
With this feature you can open any assigned (local or network) Folder instantly by pressing +Key
In this example we will program key A to open folder Personal Monthly Budget
Folder Path : C:\Finance\PersonalFinance\Personal Monthly Budget
Refer previous Shortcut File procedure and follow Step 1 to 4 (Page 12)
Thus, Shortcut option helps you to program a key to instantly open Files, Web URLs and folders. It is
recommended to program shortcut for the files, URLs and folders which you explore frequently. This
helps to save time and reduce clutter of icons on your desktop and also ensure confidentiality of files,
URLs, folders to some extent.
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Command
KEYWIN has 48 build in commands offering multimedia features which can be assigned to a key and
executed upon pressing +Key. In this example we will try to program key N to execute Notepad
command.
1. Open KEYWIN window and click on N key or press N
key on keyboard and the configuration window will
open showing task options.
2. Click on the adjacent dropdown box to select the
Notepad command as shown in the figure.
3. Once you are done, you can launch the NOTEPAD
application instantly by pressing +N.
Power Management
Speaker Volume Management
CD Player Management
MS Office Applications
Window - Position and Transparency Management
Virtual Desktops
Screenshots (Single Screen / Multi-Screen)
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48 KEYWIN Commands
COMMAND
Shutdown
Logoff
Restart
Switch User
Standby
Hibernate
Speaker Volume Increase
Speaker Volume Decrease
Mute
CD Eject
CD Play
CD Pause
CD Stop
CD Next Track
CD Prev. Track
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
MS Access
My Documents
My Pictures
MS DOS
Save Screenshot
FTP
Open Control Panel
Calculator
Turn Off Monitor
Start Screensaver
Paint
Notepad
Windows Media Player
*Make Topmost Window
*Make NoTopmost Window
Show/Hide Desktop Icons
*Make More Transparent
*Make Less Transparent
Internet Explorer
MS Outlook
Outlook Express
Add to favorites IE
Show/Hide KEYWIN
*Real Desktop
*Virtual Desktop 2
*Virtual Desktop 3
*Virtual Desktop 4
Remote Desktop Connection
*Maximize Window
*Minimize Window
DESCRIPTION
Shutdowns computer (Prompts for confirmation)
Logoff computer (Prompts for confirmation)
Restart computer (Prompts for confirmation)
Switches User
Standby Computer
Hibernates computer (Prompts for confirmation)
Increases Speaker Volume
Decreases Speaker Volume
Mutes Volume
Ejects CD (Mechanically Ejects CD Now you dont need to press Eject button)
Audio CD Plays
Audio CD Pauses
Audio CD Stops
Audio CD Plays Next Track
Audio CD Plays Previous Track
Starts MS Word
Starts MS Excel
Starts MS PowerPoint
Starts MS Access
Opens My Documents folder
Opens My Pictures folder
Starts MS DOS Command Prompt
Saves screenshot as bitmap image to screenshot folder
Starts FTP Command Prompt
Opens Control Panel
Starts Windows Application - Calculator
Turns off Monitor only while computer is still running (Power Saving feature)
Starts Windows Screensaver
Starts Windows Paint
Starts Windows Notepad
Starts Windows Media Player
Makes Current Window Topmost
Makes Topmost window normal (Reverses effect)
Shows / Hides Desktop Icons (Enjoy clean desktop while having all desktop icons)
Increases Transparency of current window
Decreases Transparency of current window
Starts Windows Internet Explorer
Starts MS Outlook
Starts Outlook Express
Adds current webpage as favorite (for Internet Explorer Only)
Shows / Hides KEYWIN Window (Same as clicking keyboard icon in System Tray)
Switches to Default Desktop
Switches to Virtual Desktop 1
Switches to Virtual Desktop 2
Switches to Virtual Desktop 3
Opens Remote Desktop Connection
Maximizes current window (Suitable for Windows XP)
Minimizes current window (Suitable for Windows XP)
Special commands are highlighted in grey color and we recommend you to use these to enhance your performance.
* Indicates group commands and advised to use together e.g. when you increase transparency you also will need to decrease transparency.
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Text
Many a times there is a need to insert a same text frequently. E.g. formatted word KEYWIN entered
frequently in this manual. Similarly with this feature you can assign plain text (i.e. non-formatted text) to
a key and insert the same text by pressing +Key wherever cursor is placed.
In this example we try to program key / by assigning text and insert it into Notepad.
1. Open KEYWIN window and click on / key and the configuration panel will open showing task
options. Check Enable Key option and select radio button Text.
2. Enter or paste text into textbox. If text is large and does not fit in the textbox, click on Expand the
Text Box to edit or view the text in Object Editor.
Press +/ combination to insert an assigned text at cursor position which can be document, email and
web page. Thus text (like signature, mail body, email-ids list,) can be entered repetitively.
Note: It is recommended not to assign huge amount of text to Text option instead you can use Object.
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Object
Object is same as that of Text and can be used in similar fashion. However Text option can be used for
non-formatted text whereas Object can contain formatted text as well as objects like attachment,
pictures, file etc.
In this example we try to re-program key / to assign text an object i.e. email content with attachment
and insert it in new email.
1. Open KEYWIN window and click on / key, the configuration window will open showing task
options. Check Enable Key option and select radio button Object.
2. Enter or copy paste the object (in this case a message containing formatted text, picture and an
attachment) into text box. If content is large and does not fit in the text box, click on Expand the
Text Box to edit or view the object in Object Editor.
Attachment
Formatted text
&
Picture
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TIP:
To figure out the existing key configuration just
move the mouse pointer over key and a tooltip
appears showing details.
e.g. In adjacent image we can see tooltip for key N, which has command Notepad is assigned.
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KEYWIN Settings
Click on Settings button to view / modify KEYWIN Settings
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2.
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4.
5.
Now we go back to Real Desktop and select Gather Desktops from menu. This will gather (consolidate) all open
applications from other desktops together. You can see that MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint and Notepad from different
desktops together.
Note: Some exceptional applications may remain visible in all or few desktops
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When gauge ends with YELLOW color, you still have sufficient battery and it is good to charge.
Refer above image
When gauge ends with RED color, you are very close to drain out your battery anytime and you must
charge immediately. Refer above image
NOTE: Battery gauge will be shown automatically for battery operated computers like notebook /
laptop. However it will not be shown for desktop computers which do not have internal battery.
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FAQs
1. How can I get started KEYWIN?
Purchase OTP for KEYWIN. Use OTP to download KEYWIN Setup files, Install and activate KEYWIN.
2. What is OTP?
OTP stands for One Time Password.
OTP can be used only once and expires after it is used to get the Activation Key.
3. How can I get OTP for KEYWIN?
You need to purchase OTP from KEYWIN website or from appropriate vendor.
4. Do I get KEYWIN installation CD while purchasing OTP?
Installation CD is optional. We recommend downloading latest setup file from KEYWIN website.
5. How to get Setup file for KEYWIN?
Use OTP at www.activatekeywin.com and you can download KEYWIN Setup file at Step 2.
6. I used my OTP to download KEYWIN setup file, Can I still get Activation Key later?
Yes, your OTP is valid until you use it to get the Activation Key.
7. How to get Product Key for KEYWIN?
Install and run KEYWIN. Click on keyboard icon in System Tray to get the Product Key. Refer Step 1
and 2 in Chapter Activating KEYWIN in this manual.
8. Do I need to retain the Activation Key?
Yes. You may need it in future when you install KEYWIN on same System with same Windows OS.
Note: DGM and Eaglesoft do not guaranty that the activation key can always work in future.
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Product Key
Activation Key
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