If you find yourself performing a certain task over and over (and over) again, setting up a macro to do this for you is the way to go. It may take a little bit of time up front, but it easily pays for itself. A tool which can make the process of setting up a macro easy is the open source utility AutoHotKey.

With it, you can:

• Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder.
• Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey.
• Monitor your system. For example, close unwanted windows the moment they appear.
• Perform scripted actions in response to system shutdown or logoff.
• Tons more.

AutoHotKey is a fairly popular utility so you can find scripts others have created by searching around. Basically you are limited by only what you can think of.