I don't even know what to call this... but I'd like to make it so that by hitting a key, or combination of keys, some text that I have designated will be inserted wherever my cursor is.

Can I do that?

I've got Windows XP if that helps.

Thanks!

You can do this in Word with a macro. If you want to do this ANYWHERE in Windows, you can get a third party macro tool. There are several. I used to use one called AnyKeys.