Re: Keyboard shortcuts to programs

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Many ways to skin cat. ;-)

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:8D4072CE-8D13-4758-934C-B84ACBC8AAB6@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
AlecS <AlecS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Awesome! That helped a ton! I knew there had to to a way in Windows but
I'd never run across it. Thanks!

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

Assign a Shortcut key

1. Locate the program file (.exe) or the program's shortcut icon.
Right-click the program file or shortcut and then click Properties.

2. Click the Shortcut tab.

3. With the cursor in the Shortcut key box, select the keyboard key you
want to use in combination with CTRL+ALT. Shortcut keys automatically
start with CTRL+ALT. The Shortcut key box will display None until you
select the key and then the box will display Ctrl+Alt+the key you
selected. You cannot use the ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN,
SHIFT, or BACKSPACE keys.

Note
Once you assign a shortcut key combination for a specific program, you
will not be able to use that key combination with other programs.

If you forget the key combination for your shortcut, you can follow
steps 1 & 2 and review your shortcut keys.

Shortcut tab
Lists the shortcut name, target information, and shortcut key. Allows
you to choose the way the item is displayed when you open the shortcut:
in a standard window, a full screen (maximized), or as a button on the
taskbar (minimized). Also allows you to view the shortcut's target,
change the icon for the shortcut, and open a shortcut as a different
user.

To specify shortcut keys for specific programs

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/windows_dos_specify_shortcut.mspx

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:D96949CB-4CD8-46B4-BC87-C62E6C43FBFB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
AlecS <AlecS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
Is there anyway to create universal shortcuts to run programs? I.e.
Create a shortcut that would open Word or Excel.

And a variation of that question, I use WinAMP for playing my music most
of the time but to use the embedded shortcuts in WinAMP for stopping,
playing, etc the music I must select WinAMP. Is there a way to create a
universal shortcut that I can hit from any program (or lacking that from
the desktop) that could play, pause and stop my music?

Thanks in advance,
Alec

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