Keyboard assignment question

[Tom Champagne]

Hello,is there a way to asign a specific key to launch a
specific application? my keyboard has keys for my mail,cd
player,home page,favorites,etc. i would like to asign a
key to launch my news reading software. any help is
appreciated.

 

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Hello,is there a way to asign a specific key to launch a
specific application? my keyboard has keys for my mail,cd
player,home page,favorites,etc. i would like to asign a
key to launch my news reading software. any help is
appreciated.

Tom

You forgot to mention which keyboard or which newsreader software?

Most internet type keyboards will have an option to assign specific software
to these function keys.

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[Maureen Goldman]

Hello,is there a way to asign a specific key to launch a
specific application? my keyboard has keys for my mail,cd
player,home page,favorites,etc. i would like to asign a
key to launch my news reading software. any help is
appreciated.

Does the software which came with your keyboard allow you to change
any to a more-desired shortcut?

You can use a third party program like Winkey. Or put a shortcut on
your desktop or quicklaunch area, then right-click to select a
shortcut key combination.

 

[Maureen Goldman]

Ronnie: my keyboard is Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro
and the software I'm trying to launch is Forte Agent.
thanks for the reply. TomC.

It's a good idea to repeat your problem when you post in case others
can help you. I can tell you the usual target line for Agent is
c:\program files\agent\agent.exe

 

[David Candy]

Start - Control Panel - Keyboard - and I think the tab is called remap (I don't bother to install the software so I don't see the tab)