XP - Assigning Shortcut Keys to Applications for Quick Access
Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 31 March 2009 22:03
Purpose: Windows allows you to select a shortcut key for any shortcut icons that you have in your Start menu or on your desktop. This is very useful so you can call the applications you us Find the shortcut to an application that you want to create a shortcut for and right-click it. Note: We will use the Internet Explorer shortcut for this example. 2. A menu will pop-up. On this menu click Properties 3. A Properties window for the shortcut you chose will open. Click on the Shortcut tab. 4. Once you are on the Shortcut tab, click in the Shortcut Key field. 5. Select the shortcut key combination by pressing the keys you want to use on your keyboard. Note: Windows allows you to use shortcut keys starting with the following combinations: Ctrl+Shift Alt+Shift Ctrl+Alt Ctrl+Shift+Alt Ctrl+Alt