AutoMe - Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1) What is AutoMe?
2) What are the system requirements for AutoMe?
3) How long does AutoMe trial period last?
4) What is RecWin Technology?

Purchasing Questions

5) How do I purchase full version of AutoMe?
6) How do I start download full version of AutoMe after purcahse?
7) Can I get a backup CD of the installer?
8) Do I need to pay a monthly subscription fees for AutoMe?
9) Is there a trial version for AutoMe?

Product Questions

10) Is there a step by step instruction for how to use AutoMe?
11) Can I record my mouse and keyboard actions to AutoMe, and then let AutoMe run it?
12) Can I schedule a robot?
13) Can I start a robot by one key press?
14) Can I stop a robot while it is running?
15) Can I backup robots I created in AutoMe, in case if I move to a new computer or re-format my current hard disk?
16) Can I move robots I created in AutoMe to run on another computer?
17) Can I edit a robot?
18) If I speed up the robot execution, will it affect its accuracy?
19) I wish to check color at some point on screen. Can I do that with AutoMe?
20) How to let robot pause for a while, so that other program has enough time to finish tasks before robot continues?
21) Does it matter if the window size and locations of my applications change between recording and replaying?
22) Can I start and stop recording robot using hotkey, that way I don't have to open recorder dialog which always shows up during recording?
23) What key can be set as start or end hotkey?
24) Before I started recording my robot, I had 2 windows already open. Do I need to have these windows open before I run that robot?
25) Do I need to finish all my work in one window before moving onto the next window or can I switch back and forth between various windows while recording?
26) I see an error "Cannot find window or application titled <title name> that was open during recording." What do I do?

1. What is AutoMe?

We all control our computer using mouse and keyboard. All our input comes from mouse movement, mouse clicks and keyboard key presses.

AI Robot helps you automate mouse movement, mouse clicks and keyboard key presses.

2. What are the system requirements for AutoMe?

AutoMe works on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista.

3. How long does AutoMe trial period last?

Your trial period is over when you have run AutoMe for more than 21 days.

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4. What is RecWin Technology?

AutoMe uses unique RecWin Technology that senses changes between robot record and play conditions. It then automatically adjusts to replay the robots accurately providing you with trouble-free robots. For example, it senses windows size or position change.

For more information, see RecWin Technology.

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5. How do I purchase full version of AutoMe?

You can go to AutoMe product page from link below and click on "Buy Now" button on the page.
http://www.asoftech.com/autome/index.html

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6. How do I start download full version of AutoMe after purcahse?

Download link of full version of AutoMe will be sent to you after purchase is successful. You need to:
(5.1) Download full version of AutoMe
(5.2) Uninstall trial version of AutoMe
(5.3) Install full version of AutoMe.

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7. Can I get a backup CD of the installer?

Yes.

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8. Do I need to pay a monthly subscription fees for AutoMe?

No. There is only a one time charge for the purcahse of AutoMe.

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9. Is there a trial version for AutoMe?

Yes. Click here to download free trial version of AutoMe.

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10. Is there a step by step instruction for how to use AutoMe?

Yes. Click here to view step by step instruction for how to use AutoMe.

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11. Can I record my mouse and keyboard actions to AutoMe, and then let AutoMe run it?

Yes. Record and replay feature is designed for this purpose. You can simply record your actions as a robot, and then AutoMe can run it as many times as you like, and whenever you want it to run. Check out more details here.

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12. Can I schedule a robot?

Yes. For more detail about how to schedule a robot, click here.

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13. Can I start a robot by one key press?

Yes. Every robot has a Start Hot Key, pressing start hotkey will start robot. For more detail about how it works, click here.

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14. Can I stop a robot while it is running?

Yes. Evey robot has a stop hotkey. Stop hotkey is F12 if you did not change it. Press stop hotkey will stop robot running.

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15. Can I backup robots I created in AutoMe, in case if I move to a new computer or re-format my current hard disk?

Yes. You can use export and import feature to backup robot. To know how, click here.

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16. Can I move robots I created in AutoMe to run on another computer?

Yes. You can use export and import feature to move robots to another computer. For more detail about export and import feauter, click here.

Note: When you export robot to run on another computer, please make sure that screen coordinates are same, or robot does not depend on screen coordiates. Otherwise robot may click at wrong places.

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17. Can I edit a robot?

Yes. For more detail about how to edit a robot, click here.

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18. If I speed up the robot execution, will it affect its accuracy?

No. You can set robot to run with a faster speed, or run with original speed. Click here for how to do it. AutoMe technology ensures that even by increasing the running speed, accuracy and reliability are not compromised.

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19. I wish to check color at some point on screen. Can I do that with AutoMe?

Yes. AutoMe has a color compare features, which checkes color under cursor or at specified point on screen. Click here for more detail.

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20. How to let robot pause for a while, so that other program has enough time to finish tasks before robot continues?

You can add a wait action which will pause robot. For more detail about wait action, click here.

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21. Does it matter if the window size and locations of my applications change between recording and replaying?

No. AutoMe's RecWin technology automatically adjust to changes of window size and location.

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22. Can I start and stop recording robot using hotkey, that way I don't have to open recorder dialog which always shows up during recording?

Yes. You can open AutoMe, and then minimize it, or even hide it to system tray. Then
- To start recording, press Ctrl + Alt + R from any application
- To stop recording, press Ctrl + Alt + S from any application
This way you don’t have to leave your application to record a robot.

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23. What key can be set as start or end hotkey?

Following keys can be set as start or end hotkey:
(1) Function keys on top part of your keyboard: 'F1' to 'F11'
(2) Key 'A' to 'Z', key '1' to '0', other keys like '`', '-', '+', '[', ']', '\' etc on your main keyboard can also be set as start or end hotkey
(3) Arrow keys on middle lower part of your keyboard: left, Up, Right, Down
(4) "Ctrl + (keys mentioned above)". For example, Ctrl + M
(5) "Shift + (keys mentioned above)". For example, Shift + F2
(6) "Alt + (keys mentioned above)". For example, Alt + ArrowLeft
(7) "Ctrl + Shift + (keys mentioned above)"
(8) "Shift + Alt + (keys mentioned above)"
(9) "Ctrl + Alt + (keys mentioned above)"
(10) "Ctrl + Shift + Alt + (keys mentioned above)"

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24. Before I started recording my robot, I had 2 windows already open. Do I need to have these windows open before I run that robot?

No. AutoMe is a smart macro recorder and does not require play conditions to be identical to recording conditions. However, if you performed activities in any of those prior open windows, then you will need to have those windows open before you run your robot.

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25. Do I need to finish all my work in one window before moving onto the next window or can I switch back and forth between various windows while recording?

You can switch back and forth between various windows while recording.

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26. I see an error "Cannot find window or application titled <title name> that was open during recording." What do I do?

By default the robot will only run on the specific window(s) it was recorded on. However you can check ‘Enable to run with other similar files or window titles' option in the edit robot dialog. This will instruct robot to run even if window title doesn't match exactly.

If you do not wish robot to be associate with any window or application, you can uncheck 'Enable RecWin Technology for this robot', this way robot will just run without looking for the window or application where it is recorded on.