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keyboard shortcut for an app?

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Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com

Flightless Bird
Does Windows 7 have a way to add a keyboard shortcut to a frequently
used application?

Thanks.

Jeff
 
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Trev

Flightless Bird
<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
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> Does Windows 7 have a way to add a keyboard shortcut to a frequently used
> application?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff


Yes, same way as with other windows versions. Right click the app
Properties. Then add you shortcut
 
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Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com

Flightless Bird
On 3/6/2010 2:26 PM, Trev wrote:
>
> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
> news:UNwkn.245125$OX4.1773@newsfe25.iad...
>> Does Windows 7 have a way to add a keyboard shortcut to a frequently
>> used application?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jeff

>
> Yes, same way as with other windows versions. Right click the app
> Properties. Then add you shortcut

That creates a desktop shortcut. I am asking about a *keyboard*
shortcut (like Ctrl-F or whatever) to open the app.

Jeff
 
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Trev

Flightless Bird
<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
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> On 3/6/2010 2:26 PM, Trev wrote:
>>
>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:UNwkn.245125$OX4.1773@newsfe25.iad...
>>> Does Windows 7 have a way to add a keyboard shortcut to a frequently
>>> used application?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jeff

>>
>> Yes, same way as with other windows versions. Right click the app
>> Properties. Then add you shortcut

> That creates a desktop shortcut. I am asking about a *keyboard* shortcut
> (like Ctrl-F or whatever) to open the app.
>
> Jeff


No to create a short cut you just select the exe right click Create short
cut. If you open properties even from the shortcut in all programs you will
see a Short cut tab With space to enter a shortcut key, where it says None
you enter one.
 
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Ken Blake, MVP

Flightless Bird
On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:11:43 -0500, "Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com"
<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote:

> On 3/6/2010 2:26 PM, Trev wrote:
> >
> > <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
> > news:UNwkn.245125$OX4.1773@newsfe25.iad...
> >> Does Windows 7 have a way to add a keyboard shortcut to a frequently
> >> used application?
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Jeff

> >
> > Yes, same way as with other windows versions. Right click the app
> > Properties. Then add you shortcut


> That creates a desktop shortcut. I am asking about a *keyboard*
> shortcut (like Ctrl-F or whatever) to open the app.



Sorry, but what you say is not correct. As Trev said, if you
right-click the existing desktop shortcut and choose Properties, you
can create a keyboard shortcut there.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com

Flightless Bird
On 3/6/2010 4:30 PM, Trev wrote:
>
> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
> news:myzkn.245196$OX4.113418@newsfe25.iad...
>> On 3/6/2010 2:26 PM, Trev wrote:
>>>
>>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:UNwkn.245125$OX4.1773@newsfe25.iad...
>>>> Does Windows 7 have a way to add a keyboard shortcut to a frequently
>>>> used application?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> Yes, same way as with other windows versions. Right click the app
>>> Properties. Then add you shortcut

>> That creates a desktop shortcut. I am asking about a *keyboard*
>> shortcut (like Ctrl-F or whatever) to open the app.
>>
>> Jeff

>
> No to create a short cut you just select the exe right click Create
> short cut. If you open properties even from the shortcut in all programs
> you will see a Short cut tab With space to enter a shortcut key, where
> it says None you enter one.

Thank you very much.
Jeff
 
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Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com

Flightless Bird
On 3/6/2010 5:10 PM, Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:11:43 -0500, "Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com"
> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote:
>
>> On 3/6/2010 2:26 PM, Trev wrote:
>>>
>>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
>>> news:UNwkn.245125$OX4.1773@newsfe25.iad...
>>>> Does Windows 7 have a way to add a keyboard shortcut to a frequently
>>>> used application?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> Yes, same way as with other windows versions. Right click the app
>>> Properties. Then add you shortcut

>
>> That creates a desktop shortcut. I am asking about a *keyboard*
>> shortcut (like Ctrl-F or whatever) to open the app.

>
>
> Sorry, but what you say is not correct. As Trev said, if you
> right-click the existing desktop shortcut and choose Properties, you
> can create a keyboard shortcut there.
>

Yes, so I discovered. The option is available from the shortcut
properties, but in the case of this app:

Notebook2 ver 4.0.23 from www.flos-freeware.ch/

it is not an available option from the exe's own properties screen.
That is what threw me.

Now I added the shortcut (Ctrl + Alt + N) but for some reason this will
still not open the app. Not sure why. (Have not rebooted yet, maybe it
needs that).
 
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