hi Barry Actually Sandra's method is even easier than that, you don't even need to use Windows Explorer, just right-click the icon in the start menu you want to create a shortcut for and choose Properties, then define your hotkey as normal. James ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:33 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Desktop icons and hot keys > Cheers, James. This seems easy enough. > > Barry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:29 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Desktop icons and hot keys > > > Hi > > If you want to keep shortcuts out of the way an still use hotkeys, you can > go into the start menu using windows explorer or My Computer and define the > hotkeys in the properties of the start menu shortcuts, rather than the > desktop shortcuts. If you are using XP most of the shortcuts are likely to > be in > c:\documents and settings\all users\start menu\ > and you might also want to check the start menu folder under your own > account for any shortcuts that are installed in there. > > James > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:21 AM > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Desktop icons and hot keys > > > > This creates a shortcut to the application's exe. > > > > Where you then enter it's properties and create your keyboard shorcut. > > Dj Paddy > > "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, > > It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, > > The hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning, > > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." > > -- Popular Usenet Sig > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Sunil" <bosley20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 11:16 AM > > Subject: [access-uk] Re: Desktop icons and hot keys > > > > > > >I don't think you need to create a desktop icon in order to assign a > hotkey > > > to an application. You should be able to do it by locating the > application > > > and right clicking. Theres a shortcut tab in one of the menus. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > > > Of > > > Barry > > > Sent: 01 September 2005 07:48 > > > To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [access-uk] Desktop icons and hot keys > > > > > > > > > To create a hot key I send an icon to my desktop then set the hot key. > > > Once > > > > > > the hot key has been set, can I delete the icon from the desktop? > > > > > > Barry H > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** and in the Subject line type > > > ** unsubscribe > > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > > ** immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > > ** or send a message, to > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > ** and in the Subject line type > > > ** unsubscribe > > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > > ** immediately-following link:- > > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > > ** or send a message, to > > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1207 (20050831) Information __________ > > > > > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > ** and in the Subject line type > > ** unsubscribe > > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > > ** immediately-following link:- > > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > > ** or send a message, to > > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq