AutoHotKey

AutoHotKey can be used to create global autotext macros. In particular, if you need to insert non-breaking spaces or other special characters, you might find this AutoHotKey script helpful.

  1. Download and install AutoHotKey.

  2. Press Win+R on your keyboard and type shell:startup to open the Startup folder. Copy the path to that folder (e.g. C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup, where USER would be your Windows user name).

  3. Right click on this link, choose β€œSave link as” and paste the path to the Startup folder before the file name, to download the script file in that folder.

  4. Right click the script file (insert_unicode_char.ahk) in the Startup folder and choose Run script.

This script will be run automatically the next time your machine starts.