I don’t know about everyone else out there, but I’m a keyboard shortcut junkie. I love to be able to hit things like Window-Key + ‘E’ to get the Windows Explorer up and running, or assigning macros to key combos inside of Visual Studio. I just got this random newsletter from Microsoft which includes the following highly useful tip. It’s all about how to assign a keyboard shortcut to an application. CRTL + ALT + ‘W’ now opens MS Word on my machine. Sweet!
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Use keyboard shortcuts to launch applications
Of all the programs installed on your computer, you use maybe five regularly, right? Creating a keyboard shortcut is a great way to launch them fast.
1. Right-click an application's shortcut icon and then click Properties.
2. Click the Shortcut tab and locate the Shortcut key text box.
3. Type in a letter, number, or assign a function key (for letters and numbers, Windows adds Ctrl-Alt to your shortcut).
Now your favorite application is just a keystroke away.
Featured tip is courtesy of the book Windows XP Killer Tips by Kleber Stephenson.
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