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Tutorials

2015-06-06T14:31:59Z

Morthawt:

[[Category:Tutorials]]
There are many tutorials available for AutoIt. This page is an overview of a few known tutorials. More tutorials can possibly be found and will be added to this page in time.

= AutoIt beginner =
These tutorials describe simple tasks and AutoIt syntax.

* [[Tutorial_Core_Language|Language tutorial]] ''( cheat sheet )''
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048 Welcome to AutoIt 1-2-3]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Learning to script with AutoIt v3]

==Autoit-1-2-3==

By Valuater, this tutorial is one of the most popular. Some key features are:
* Over 19 Interactive GUI's
* Over 50 Step-by-Step Scripts
* Verbal Instructions
* Complete with Demonstrations and Answers
* Exe Format for New People

This is the second page you will see when running AutoIt 1-2-3. It gives important links to necessary downloads and allows you to run demos that are supplied with the program.
[[image:Autoit-1-2-3.jpg|center]]

You can download AutoIt 1-2-3 from [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=10824 here], or check out the [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048&hl=tutorials Forum page].

==Learning to script with AutoIt V3==

This tutorial has example AU3 files contained in the text, printable exercise question/answer sheet and more. Originally by lxP and updated by BrettF, this is a great starting point for those who have never scripted before. For people who may have done other languages, this will also be a good back to basics tutorial.

[http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Download now].

= Video =
These are almost 20 AutoIt video tutorials by 403forbidden. You can view all the tutorials at the link below. They start at a beginner level and work up from there.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLU60CD-Poo AutoIt Video Tutorials - Part 1]

Set of tutorials by [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/user/64654-morthawt/ TutsTeach]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Jcq5zn02jKpjX0nqI1_fS7mEEb5tw6z Easy AutoIt Scripting Video Tutorials]

= More complicated AutoIt commands and concepts =
*[[Arrays]]
*[[Tutorial GUIRegisterMsg|GUIRegisterMsg]]
*[[Interrupting a running function]]
*[[Variables - using Global, Local, Static and ByRef]]
*[[Managing Multiple GUIs|Managing multiple GUIs]]
*[[Setting Styles|Setting styles]]
*[[Moving and Resizing PopUp GUIs|Moving and resizing pop up GUIs]]
*[[Modal MsgBox Styles|Modal MsgBox styles]]
*[[Tabs]]
*[[Recursion]]
*[[ADO|Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)]]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93496 DllCall] - Tutorial on DllCall() & DllStructs.
* [http://bug-fix.info/dll/dll_tut.html DllCall] - Dll Tutorial (German language).

= Tips to make your coding easier =
*[[Adding UDFs to AutoIt and SciTE]]
*[[Adding utilities to the SciTE Tools menu]]
*[http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/131833-scite-jump-navigate-between-functions-and-regions-in-an-autoit-script/ Use tools like SciTE Jump]

= Additional Resources =
The AutoIt community is itself your best source for information, tutorials and assistance with the language. AutoIt boasts a very large community of both professional and hobbyist coders, all of whom
volunteer their time to assist with scripting questions. See below for just a few of our different forums:

* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/ Forum Home]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/2-general-help-and-support/ General Support Questions]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/10-graphical-user-interface-gui-help-and-support/ GUI Support Questions]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/forum/9-example-scripts/ Example Scripts]

Tutorials

2014-10-02T22:33:45Z

Morthawt: /* Video */

[[Category:Tutorials]]
There are many tutorials available for AutoIt. This page is an overview of a few known tutorials. More tutorials can possibly be found and will be added to this page in time.

= AutoIt beginner =
These tutorials describe simple tasks and AutoIt syntax.

* [[Tutorial_Core_Language|Language tutorial]] ''( cheat sheet )''
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048 Welcome to AutoIt 1-2-3]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Learning to script with AutoIt v3]

==Autoit-1-2-3==

By Valuater, this tutorial is one of the most popular. Some key features are:
* Over 19 Interactive GUI's
* Over 50 Step-by-Step Scripts
* Verbal Instructions
* Complete with Demonstrations and Answers
* Exe Format for New People

This is the second page you will see when running AutoIt 1-2-3. It gives important links to necessary downloads and allows you to run demos that are supplied with the program.
[[image:Autoit-1-2-3.jpg|center]]

You can download AutoIt 1-2-3 from [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=10824 here], or check out the [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048&hl=tutorials Forum page].

==Learning to script with AutoIt V3==

This tutorial has example AU3 files contained in the text, printable exercise question/answer sheet and more. Originally by lxP and updated by BrettF, this is a great starting point for those who have never scripted before. For people who may have done other languages, this will also be a good back to basics tutorial.

[http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Download now].

= Video =
These are almost 20 AutoIt video tutorials by 403forbidden. You can view all the tutorials at the link below. They start at a beginner level and work up from there.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLU60CD-Poo AutoIt Video Tutorials - Part 1]

Set of tutorials by [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/user/64654-morthawt/ Morthawt aka TutsTeach]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Jcq5zn02jKpjX0nqI1_fS7mEEb5tw6z Easy Autoit Scripting Video Tutorials]

= More complicated AutoIt commands and concepts =
*[[Arrays]]
*[[Tutorial GUIRegisterMsg|GUIRegisterMsg]]
*[[Interrupting a running function]]
*[[Variables - using Global, Local, Static and ByRef]]
*[[Managing Multiple GUIs|Managing multiple GUIs]]
*[[Setting Styles|Setting styles]]
*[[Moving and Resizing PopUp GUIs|Moving and resizing pop up GUIs]]
*[[Modal MsgBox Styles|Modal MsgBox styles]]
*[[Tabs]]
*[[Recursion]]
*[[ADO|Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)]]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93496 DllCall] - Tutorial on DllCall() & DllStructs.
* [http://bug-fix.info/dll/dll_tut.html DllCall] - Dll Tutorial (German language).

= Tips to make your coding easier =
*[[Adding UDFs to AutoIt and SciTE]]
*[[Adding utilities to the SciTE Tools menu]]
*[http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/131833-scite-jump-navigate-between-functions-and-regions-in-an-autoit-script/ Use tools like SciTE Jump]

= Books =
[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596515126/ AutoIt v3: Your Quick Guide (Andy Flesner, O'Reilly)]

This guide teaches you the foundations of the AutoIt v3 language. You will learn about variables and includes, graphical user interfaces, user-defined functions, and conditional and loop statements. You will then apply what you have learned in examples related to the system administration field.

[http://pl.wikibooks.org/wiki/AutoIt Polish AutoIt WikiBooks]

Tutorials

2014-10-02T22:32:21Z

Morthawt: /* Video */

[[Category:Tutorials]]
There are many tutorials available for AutoIt. This page is an overview of a few known tutorials. More tutorials can possibly be found and will be added to this page in time.

= AutoIt beginner =
These tutorials describe simple tasks and AutoIt syntax.

* [[Tutorial_Core_Language|Language tutorial]] ''( cheat sheet )''
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048 Welcome to AutoIt 1-2-3]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Learning to script with AutoIt v3]

==Autoit-1-2-3==

By Valuater, this tutorial is one of the most popular. Some key features are:
* Over 19 Interactive GUI's
* Over 50 Step-by-Step Scripts
* Verbal Instructions
* Complete with Demonstrations and Answers
* Exe Format for New People

This is the second page you will see when running AutoIt 1-2-3. It gives important links to necessary downloads and allows you to run demos that are supplied with the program.
[[image:Autoit-1-2-3.jpg|center]]

You can download AutoIt 1-2-3 from [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=10824 here], or check out the [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048&hl=tutorials Forum page].

==Learning to script with AutoIt V3==

This tutorial has example AU3 files contained in the text, printable exercise question/answer sheet and more. Originally by lxP and updated by BrettF, this is a great starting point for those who have never scripted before. For people who may have done other languages, this will also be a good back to basics tutorial.

[http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Download now].

= Video =
These are almost 20 AutoIt video tutorials by 403forbidden. You can view all the tutorials at the link below. They start at a beginner level and work up from there.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLU60CD-Poo AutoIt Video Tutorials - Part 1]

Set of tutorials by [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/user/64654-morthawt/ Morthawt]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4Jcq5zn02jKpjX0nqI1_fS7mEEb5tw6z Easy Autoit Scripting Video Tutorials]

= More complicated AutoIt commands and concepts =
*[[Arrays]]
*[[Tutorial GUIRegisterMsg|GUIRegisterMsg]]
*[[Interrupting a running function]]
*[[Variables - using Global, Local, Static and ByRef]]
*[[Managing Multiple GUIs|Managing multiple GUIs]]
*[[Setting Styles|Setting styles]]
*[[Moving and Resizing PopUp GUIs|Moving and resizing pop up GUIs]]
*[[Modal MsgBox Styles|Modal MsgBox styles]]
*[[Tabs]]
*[[Recursion]]
*[[ADO|Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)]]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=93496 DllCall] - Tutorial on DllCall() & DllStructs.
* [http://bug-fix.info/dll/dll_tut.html DllCall] - Dll Tutorial (German language).

= Tips to make your coding easier =
*[[Adding UDFs to AutoIt and SciTE]]
*[[Adding utilities to the SciTE Tools menu]]
*[http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/131833-scite-jump-navigate-between-functions-and-regions-in-an-autoit-script/ Use tools like SciTE Jump]

= Books =
[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596515126/ AutoIt v3: Your Quick Guide (Andy Flesner, O'Reilly)]

This guide teaches you the foundations of the AutoIt v3 language. You will learn about variables and includes, graphical user interfaces, user-defined functions, and conditional and loop statements. You will then apply what you have learned in examples related to the system administration field.

[http://pl.wikibooks.org/wiki/AutoIt Polish AutoIt WikiBooks]

Tutorials

2012-11-12T16:35:13Z

Morthawt: /* Video */

There are many tutorials available for AutoIt. This page is an overview of a few known tutorials. More tutorials can possibly be found and will be added to this page in time.

= AutoIt beginner =
These tutorials describe simple tasks and AutoIt syntax.

* [[Tutorial_Core_Language|Language tutorial]] ''( cheat sheet )''
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048 Welcome to AutoIt 1-2-3]
* [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Learning to script with AutoIt v3]

==Autoit-1-2-3==

By Valuater, this tutorial is one of the most popular. Some key features are:
* Over 19 Interactive GUI's
* Over 50 Step-by-Step Scripts
* Verbal Instructions
* Complete with Demonstrations and Answers
* Exe Format for New People

This is the second page you will see when running AutoIt 1-2-3. It gives important links to necessary downloads and allows you to run demos that are supplied with the program.
[[image:Autoit-1-2-3.jpg|center]]

You can download AutoIt 1-2-3 from [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=10824 here], or check out the [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=21048&hl=tutorials Forum page].

==Learning to script with AutoIt V3==

This tutorial has example AU3 files contained in the text, printable exercise question/answer sheet and more. Originally by lxP and updated by BrettF, this is a great starting point for those who have never scripted before. For people who may have done other languages, this will also be a good back to basics tutorial.

[http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=84960 Download now].

= Video =
These are almost 20 AutoIt video tutorials by 403forbidden. You can view all the tutorials at the link below. They start at a beginner level and work up from there.
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLU60CD-Poo AutoIt Video Tutorials - Part 1]

Set of tutorials by [http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/user/64654-morthawt/ Morthawt]
* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNpExbvcyUkOJvgxtCPcKsuMTk9XwoWum&feature=view_all Easy Autoit Scripting Video Tutorials]

= More complicated AutoIt commands and concepts =
*[[Arrays]]
*[[GUIRegisterMsg]]
*[[Interrupting a running function]]
*[[Variables - using Global, Local and ByRef]]
*[[Managing Multiple GUIs|Managing multiple GUIs]]
*[[Setting Styles|Setting styles]]
*[[Moving and Resizing PopUp GUIs|Moving and resizing pop up GUIs]]
*[[Modal MsgBox Styles|Modal MsgBox styles]]
*[[Tabs]]
*[[Recursion]]

= Tips to make your coding easier =
*[[Adding UDFs to AutoIt and SciTE]]
*[[Adding utilities to the SciTE Tools menu]]

= Books =
[http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596515126/ AutoIt v3: Your Quick Guide (Andy Flesner, O'Reilly)]

This guide teaches you the foundations of the AutoIt v3 language. You will learn about variables and includes, graphical user interfaces, user-defined functions, and conditional and loop statements. You will then apply what you have learned in examples related to the system administration field.