FP 2003: Text Substitution Facility?

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Arthur Shapiro

I administer a web site in which frequently need to include a half dozen or
more specially formatted hyperlinks, a typical one being:

<span style="background-color: #FFD700"><a
href="spreadsheets/SaturdayGold.pdf" class="ul" target=_blank>Gold</a></span>

Obviously, typing these over and over again is a real pain. What I'm doing
right now, for this particular link, is to include the word "Gold" as I
compose the page in HTML mode. I have a file Gold.txt, comprised of the above
text.

I doubleclick the filename to open it, do a CTRL-A to select all the text, a
CTRL-C to copy it, an ALT-F4 to close it. I highlight the word Gold in my
code, and CTRL-V to replace it with the copied text. Only takes a few
seconds, but it's a pain. And then there are all the other similar links.

Is there a way to do this process semi-automatically, say with a configured
keyboard shortcut command? I don't *think* the macro capability is intended
for textual insertion or substitution, but not being a macro guru I'm willing
to be told I'm wrong.

Any suggestions?

Art
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