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i am using ibm laptop and does not have "windows-key".
is there any way to create short cuts on your own?
say, ctrl+e will launch up internet explorer.
say, ctrl+c will launch up calculator.
 
i am using ibm laptop and does not have "windows-key".
is there any way to create short cuts on your own?
say, ctrl+e will launch up internet explorer.
say, ctrl+c will launch up calculator.
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You should be able to simulate the Windows-Key with Ctrl+Esc (and the
Context-Key (right-Windows key) with Shift+F10).

Link shortcuts can be specified for LNK files on your Desktop or in the
Programs hierarchy, but not in the Quick Launch bar, through the
Properties of each LNK file; the key combinations must use Ctrl+Alt+x or
Alt+Fxx. Ctrl+e, as you suggest, is not possible - Ctrl+Alt+e is.

Good luck.
 
Properties of each LNK file; the key combinations must
use Ctrl+Alt+x or
Alt+Fxx. Ctrl+e, as you suggest, is not possible -
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Ctrl+Alt+e is.

oh, that does not sound nice...
then, how do you set "ctrl + alt + e" to launch up
internet explorer?
 
Ctrl+Alt+e is.

oh, that does not sound nice...
then, how do you set "ctrl + alt + e" to launch up
internet explorer?
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Highlight the Windows Explorer item in your Programs hierarchy, probably
in Accessories (Ctrl+Esc p a Enter w Shift+F10)
Select Properties (r)
Select Shortcut key: (Alt+k)
Hit your desired keyboard shortcut, say Ctrl+Alt+e.
Click OK. Done.

Or you could put a LNK to Windows Explorer in your Quick Launch bar;
then, after (Ctrl+Esc Esc Tab) you can use the right/left arrow keys to
navigate through the Quick Launch icons, activating them with the space
bar.

Or you run Windows Explorer from the Run box: (Ctrl+Esc r explorer
Enter)

Or you could create a LNK to Windows Explorer just above your Programs
hierarchy, and start it with (Ctrl+Esc w).

You should consider acquiring a good book on how to use the Windows
Explorer shell - and no, I don't have any suggestions. Anyone else?
 
Highlight the Windows Explorer item in your Programs
hierarchy, probably
in Accessories (Ctrl+Esc p a Enter w Shift+F10)
Select Properties (r)
Select Shortcut key: (Alt+k)
Hit your desired keyboard shortcut, say Ctrl+Alt+e.
Click OK. Done.
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this works fine.
one last question!
how to create a shortcut to undisplay all the windows
that are appearing on the display?
 
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one last question!
how to create a shortcut to undisplay all the windows
that are appearing on the display?
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You should have a file "Show Desktop.scf" in your Quick Launch folder.

You can either run that through a previously described keyboard
sequence: (Ctrl+Esc Esc Tab) Arrow-Keys to "Show Desktop" (Enter) or
create a LNK file and assign a keyboard shortcut to it:

Open two Windows Explorer instances: one for your Quick Launch folder,
the other for your Programs hierarchy; right-click on "Show Desktop" in
Quick Launch and drag it to a place in Programs; on releasing the right
mouse button, select Create Shortcut; then assign a keyboard shortcut,
say Ctrl+Alt+D to it.

If you don't have the file "Show Desktop.scf", use your text editor to
create it:
[Shell]
Command=2
IconFile=explorer.exe,3
[Taskbar]
Command=ToggleDesktop

If your text editor is Notepad, make sure to save the file with the
extension .scf, not .scf.txt. Hint: Save as type: All files. Note that
most likely any GUI interface will hide the extension .scf . Once you
have created the SCF file, create a LNK file to it as described above.
 
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