Assign Keyboard Shortcut To Any Application
December 13th, 2010 by Dustin
There is a way to assign a shortcut keystroke to applications. This is handy for a lot of us that were from before the mouse, and prefer the keyboard over the mouse. It seems faster.
Here is how to create a keyboard shortcut for an application.
1. Right click the program icon and click Properties.
2. Click the Shortcut tab.
3. In the middle of the box, under Shortcut Key, click the empty box.
4. Enter the keyboard shortcut that you would like to use (CTRL/ALT/SHIFT and a letter/number work great).
5. Press OK.
From then on, you can use the shortcut keyboard strokes to launch the application. For a lot of most-used apps, this can be handy.
Dustin is the Head Editor of MSTechPages and has been awarded the 2011 Microsoft Community Contributor award. He is in the process of finishing up a book about Windows 7 Tips and Tweaks. You can also find him in the Microsoft Answers forums, Tech Support Guy forums, HardForum, and The Windows Club forums, among others.
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