Les, cut down one more key stroke. Insteadof pressing shift+f10, press
alb+enter, and you will be in properties already.
At 08:37 AM 11/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi to the List,
>
>I have read numerous procedures for creating a hotkey to run an application.
>Most of these explanations were complicated, including my own, which I
>recently posted to this list. I have finally identified a much easier way
>of creating hotkeys, so I am submitting this here. Let's use JFW 3.31.35
>for our example. This assumes JFW is already installed on your system.
>1. Bring up the start menu with the left Windows key, or type
>Control-Escape if you don't have a Windows keyboard.
>2. Type P for Programs.
>3. Type the letter J until you hear "JFW 331 submenu" and press enter.
>4. You will be on the Jaws icon. Press Shift-F10 to bring up the context
>menu. While you may not hear anything, trust that you are where you need to
>be.
>5. Use the up arrow key once and you will hear properties, then press
>enter.
>6. You are in the properties sheet for JFW. Tab twice and you are in the
>field to assign your hotkey, so go ahead and assign a key and press enter.
>That's it; you've assigned a hotkey for running JFW 3.31.35. Much less
>keystrokes, and it works! I've assigned 3 applications in this manner, and
>it's a breeze. Try it, you'll like it!
>Best Regards,
>
>Les
>
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Walter
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