on the mac, you can abbreviate the spelling out of repetitive phrases by using text modules:
For example, "kr" automatically becomes "kind regards".
(if you enter this in system settings > keyboard > text).
unfortunately, this doesn't work for me in all apps. so i'd like to ask the community: is there any way to help with btt? is there a function in there that can do something similar (and that i may have overlooked)?
ah thank you!
I had already guessed that it would have to be solved under "key sequences / typed words", but had not found a way.
entering the "trigger name" also works, but i still can't find an equivalent under "assigned actions".
can you please help me?
Did you have a look at the link? The first screenshot shows some examples.
thank you for your advice. yes i have looked at the post and the pictures.
but i am not sure: under which point of the "action configuration" can i find this? under "help actions"?
i mean:
i enter the abbreviation under key sequences / typed words > trigger name. this already works.
but how can i enter the text that should be output instead of the abbreviation?
The trigger is "kr". Then select the predefined action "type text" (or something like that) and add a "kind regards".
Haha, du sprichst german...
mit "type" geht es nicht "tippe" 
ja, du hast recht, frank. habe ich auch gerade gemerkt
Hast du es gefunden?
ah that is the solution, thank you, andreas!
interesting: i had tried to search for "text". but nothing useful came up. but i must have overlooked it.
now i tried to search for "tippen" (i'm using the german version of btt) and to be on the safe side also for "type". but that didn't bring any result.
but now i have found it!
BUT: after i entered everything, i notice that btt recognized the input (the HUD overlay is shown) - but the abbreviation is not converted to the text to be output 
what did i do wrong. do you have a tip?
update: after a restart of btt it works now - but only in the mac-apps.
something happens also in the windows virtual machine programs (editor and outlook): but there is only an output "v". (always.)
this is strange, because otherwise all commands i saved in btt are executed correctly in mac-os as well as in windows-vm.
do you have an idea? what do i have to change?
ahh I see. Unfortunately most virtual machines don't work well with programatically generated events. There is not too much you can do about that ;-(
i understand, andreas. thank you for your info.
I think I now know what the problems are:
under trigger name: "delete entered characters after recognition": there the vm seems to misinterpret the backspace key. if backspace would be cmd+backspace here, it should work.
under assigned actions: there the vm doesn't get along with "insert by cmd+v". if btt would give here the possibility to enter also by ctrl+v, it should work.
