Apple Script "do when pressed" command?

hey guys i need the right command that would activate a script once i press F1 (for example)
So it should be smthg like:
If F1 is pressed Then
     tell application "System Events"
          keystroke "123"
          keystroke tab
          keystroke "134"
     end tell
else
     do nothing
end if
and i save the script under what?
     I need it to work either in text edit- pages- safari.... ect... (wherever there's a text box)
THANK YOU

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note if the command requires administrator privileges you would need to do
do shell script "command" with administrator privileges
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will store the password and username in the script. More convenient but much less secure.
See do shell script in AppleScript

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