Re: Assigning Control+Alt Hotkeys To Microsoft Applications
- From: Bruce Toews <coke_drinker@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:14:19 -0600 (CST)
I like having Word on my desktop anyway, so I just hit the application
key, choose send-to, choose desktop, and that desktop icon easily allows
me to make the shortcut key I want.
Bruce
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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004, Francis Daniels wrote:
> Hi Grant,
>
> That is one way to do it. I've been frustrated as well because, when Office
> gets installed, the programs cannot have hot key assignments made, and I
> really like running the programs through hot keys. So after the install, I
> delete the program links from the Start menu, go to Start Menu | Settings |
> Task bar and Start Menu. Then I use the Add function to create a program
> group called "Microsoft Office" and under that create Word, Excel and the
> other programs I use.
>
> Under Start Menu | Programs | Microsoft Office I single click or select
> without activating Microsoft Word. You can use shift F10 or the
> applications menu key to open the context menu, then up arrow once to
> Propereties. Now you can use the dialog box to define the hot keystroke.
> Simply tab to Shortcup key. It should say "none." If it's Microsoft Word,
> I like to assign Alt + Control + W as the hot key, so I press the letter W.
> The Alt + Control + W gets filled in for me. Then I tab to Apply and press
> Enter to close.
>
> Let me know if this makes sense. It's been a long day and my brain is fried.
>
> Francis
>
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