Producing the AutoHotkey Newsletter
Channel: AUTOHOTKEY Gurus
Date: 2022-03-16

I asked RaptorX to "shadow me" to see what tweaks he'd do when producing the AutoHotkey Newsletter.

TLDR: The video provides tips and tricks for creating a weekly newsletter using Word templates, hyperlinks, and HTML elements, including using Ctrl+F to find specific words, converting clickable links and images, and streamlining HTML writing and editing.

1. 00:00 📝 The speaker creates a weekly newsletter using a word template, hyperlinks, and emojis.
 1.1 The speaker encourages others to observe his process of producing a weekly newsletter and welcomes feedback for improvement.
 1.2 The speaker uses a word template file to create a newsletter, adds hyperlinks and converts it to html, and includes icons and emojis in the template.

2. 01:38 📧 💻 Struggling to transfer images to Word for newsletter with hyperlinks and HTML element for qap logo.
 2.1 The speaker is working on a newsletter with hyperlinks and an HTML element for the qap logo, but is struggling with transferring images to Word.

3. 03:04 💻 The online translation tool is unreliable and the speaker is hesitant to buy the paid version, while lecture notes were merged and formatted for easier information retrieval.
 3.1 The other tool is not doing the job of translating accurately and the speaker is hesitant to purchase the paid version.
 3.2 The speaker used an online tool to copy and merge lecture notes, and added line returns to make it easier to find information.

4. 04:53 📎 Converting clickable links and images in a file can be problematic.
 4.1 The speaker discusses issues with converting clickable links and images in a file.

5. 06:24 🔍 Use Ctrl+F to quickly find specific words or phrases in a document.
 5.1 Using Ctrl+F to highlight and find specific words or phrases in a document can save time and make tasks easier.
 5.2 The speaker struggles to find reg x and notes that the left and right sides are not lined up.

6. 08:51 👨‍💻 Demonstrated using ctrl shift c to grab file path and generate HTML for email, accessed files from cloud using SCP and converted to HTML.
 6.1 Demonstrated how to use ctrl shift c to grab a file path and generate HTML for an email.
 6.2 Files were accessed from the cloud using SCP and converted into HTML, not from Windows Explorer.

7. 10:49 🔍 The speaker shares tips on cleaning up URLs and creating reference links with alt text using a hotkey and API.
 7.1 The speaker found a way to clean up a URL by removing unnecessary characters and adding "https" at the beginning, which took them four months to realize but now works well for them.
 7.2 The speaker discusses using a hotkey to call an API that retrieves the thumbnail, title, and description of a YouTube video and creates a reference link with alt text and a hard line return.

8. 13:07 🚀 Use a tool to streamline HTML writing and editing, manually select YouTube video thumbnails, and keep HTML code clean for easier editing.
 8.1 The speaker saves an HTML file with a banner containing links to all their courses and icons for everyone mentioned, making it easy to inject into the newsletter and check hyperlinks before sending.
 8.2 The speaker discusses a tool that streamlines the writing of HTML and modifying links, making it easier to have granular control over the content.
 8.3 It's better to have manual control over selecting thumbnails for YouTube videos rather than automating it, as it can lead to unwanted thumbnails and difficulty in specifying which videos should have thumbnails.
 8.4 The speaker discusses the benefits of using a flexible automation system that keeps HTML code clean and minimal.
 8.5 Editing HTML is easier when it's clean, even though file size doesn't matter much.


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