ubuntu how to assign key to email address

Question

I would like to assign a key combination to enter my email address I get tired of having to type it out.

Answer 1

I think the software you are looking for is autokey, see also this post: Assign hotkeys to paste predefined text You can install it via

• sudo apt-get install autokey-gtk

if you are using GNOME/Xfce/LXDE or via

• sudo apt-get install autokey-qt

if you are using Unity/KDE.