Set up and use tab actions




Create

To use tab actions when writing, tab actions must first be defined. To do this, the Tab-Action-Manager must be called up via the main menu under the item "Tools > Tab-Action-Manager"


Tab-Action-Manager

To add a tab action, you must click on the "+"-button and enter a key term in the generated line. The key phrase can be any letter / number sequence, keeping in mind that no spaces are allowed in the keyword and the keyword is easy to write because this word triggers the actual tab action. After a keyword has been defined, the corresponding text, which should be inserted in the entry when the tab action is triggered, can be entered in the text field to the right.

Use

Assuming the keyword was specified as dear_sir, the tab action is triggered by writing the keyword dear_sir in the entry and then pressing the Tab key. The text specified for this keyword in the Tab-Action-Manager will then be automatically inserted in the entry.

Tips and Tricks

TIP: An important note when using tab actions is, if the keyword is written in the entry, avoid putting a space at the end before pressing the Tab key.
TRICK: If long keywords are used, a lot of relatively similar keywords are used, or the exact spelling of how the keyword is written entirely is unknown, you can proceed as follows: Write the keyword and then press the ESC key. Then a small menu with possible matching keywords appears, with the same letters / numbers start like what has just been written. Using the arrow keys, one of the offered keywords can be selected and inserted with the enter key. After that, all you have to do is press the Tab key and the text is already inserted.
TIP: If the Tab-Action-Manager is open, texts defined in the Tab-Action-Manager can also be dragged into entries using drag'n drop. To do this, the keyword should be selected in the table in the Tab-Action-Manager and dragged into the entry. The corresponding text is then inserted in the entry.
TIP: Working with a placeholder. If the texts to be inserted require a small individual touch, you can use the placeholder {*}. Suppose the following text should be used:
Dear Mr. Some_Name, and so on ...

Then the text in the Tab-Action-Manager can be defined as follows:

Dear Mr {*}, and so on ...

When inserting into the entry, the area around {*} is automatically selected and can be edited immediately.