Shortcut Keys Faster Than Shortcuts!

Did you know you can use shortcut keys instead of desktop shortcuts to gain quicker access to programs? Here’s how you can do that:

  • Find the shortcut to the program you want to have fast access to (you may have set it on your desktop, or you can create a shortcut in the program folder itself
  • Right click the shortcut
  • Click ‘Properties’
  • Select ‘Shortcut’ Tab
  • You’ll see information provided about that shortcut, look for the Shortcut Key box, it should read as: None

Shortcut Key

  • Click in that box and enter a letter you’d like to use for your shortcut (example: f)
  • The text in the box will now read as: Ctrl + Alt + F

Shortcut Key

  • Click ‘Apply’
  • Click ‘OK’

Now to access that program, all you need to do is click Ctrl + Alt + F (at the same time) to gain fast access to that program.

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