Okay, so you want to create sum shortcut keys. Jest follow these simple instructions and you will be on your way to making shortcut keys in no time flat. To create a shortcut key from an item that is on your desktop: 1. Point to the item that you want a short cut key made for. 2. While pointing to the item press shift f10 to get you in to the context menu. 3. Find the propertys on this menu. 4. after pressing enter on properties, press control tab until you hear shortcut or target. 5. press tab until you hear shortcut key hotkey none. 6. Press your desired short cut key in there. The shortcut key is usually sumthing like control+alt+another key that you will remember or sumthing like that. ---------- 7. Tab over to okay and press enter. You have created a shortcut from the desktop. To create a shortcut from a program, 1. Go to the start menu. 2. Press escape to leave the menu. 3. Press shift f10 to get you to a context menu. 4. Point to explore and press enter. 5. Use the errow keys to find programs and press enter. > 6. Point to the program you want to make ashortcut key for and press shift f10 to get you into the context menu talked about in the previous set of steps. 7. Follow the instructions from this point in the instructions for making a shortcut from the desktop to complete this process also. Hope this is helpful. If you have any more questions, please feel free to e-mail me at: cjackson@cambridgeoh.com Cory > To: jfw@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au > Subject: how do I make hotkeys > Date: Saturday, January 10, 1998 11:05 AM > > Hi listers. This seems like a stupid and beginner question compared to > those that I have posted in the past, but how do I make shortcut hotkeys to > start programs? For example, I want to make a hotkey to start Internet > Explorer which is under programs in my start menu. How would I do this? > How would I do this with a program on the desktop? Thanks for any > responses... > > Tai Tomasi > > > > - > To unsubscribe, see the home page > http://jfw.home.ml.org - To unsubscribe, see the home page http://jfw.home.ml.org