Keyboard shortcuts to programs

[Guest]

Is there anyway to create universal shortcuts to run programs? I.e. Create a
shortcut that would open Word or Excel.

And a variation of that question, I use WinAMP for playing my music most of
the time but to use the embedded shortcuts in WinAMP for stopping, playing,
etc the music I must select WinAMP. Is there a way to create a universal
shortcut that I can hit from any program (or lacking that from the desktop)
that could play, pause and stop my music?

Thanks in advance,
Alec

 

[Ayush]

Replied to [AlecS]s message :

Is there anyway to create universal shortcuts to run programs? I.e. Create a
shortcut that would open Word or Excel.

Right click a shortcut and choose Properties
Focus Shortcut key input box then press the hotkey you want to use.

And a variation of that question, I use WinAMP for playing my music most of
the time but to use the embedded shortcuts in WinAMP for stopping, playing,
etc the music I must select WinAMP. Is there a way to create a universal
shortcut that I can hit from any program (or lacking that from the desktop)
that could play, pause and stop my music?

The last time i used WinAmp, there was a tab in options that allows you to create
global hotkeys. Look in Winamp help.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Assign a Shortcut key

1. Locate the program file (.exe) or the program's shortcut icon.
Right-click the program file or shortcut and then click Properties.

2. Click the Shortcut tab.

3. With the cursor in the Shortcut key box, select the keyboard key you
want to use in combination with CTRL+ALT. Shortcut keys automatically start
with CTRL+ALT. The Shortcut key box will display None until you select the
key and then the box will display Ctrl+Alt+the key you selected. You cannot
use the ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, SHIFT, or BACKSPACE keys.

Note
Once you assign a shortcut key combination for a specific program, you will
not be able to use that key combination with other programs.

If you forget the key combination for your shortcut, you can follow steps 1
& 2 and review your shortcut keys.

Shortcut tab
Lists the shortcut name, target information, and shortcut key. Allows you to
choose the way the item is displayed when you open the shortcut: in a
standard window, a full screen (maximized), or as a button on the taskbar
(minimized). Also allows you to view the shortcut's target, change the icon
for the shortcut, and open a shortcut as a different user.

To specify shortcut keys for specific programs
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...ddocs/en-us/windows_dos_specify_shortcut.mspx

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[Guest]

Awesome! That helped a ton! I knew there had to to a way in Windows but I'd
never run across it. Thanks!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Many ways to skin cat. ;-)

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[ray124c41]

Scripts or batch files (.bat file extension) don't have a 'Program' or
'Shortcut' tab in their 'Properties' windows, but to accomplish the foregoing
for them as well, you can first create a shortcut on your desktop, or
wherever, for the .bat file. Then open the shortcut's 'Properties' window and
proceed as specified by Vogel or Ayush.

You can then, for example, create a keyboard shortcut to execute the command
to go into standby (My keyboard doesn't have a 'sleep' key.)