Shortcut keys

[killermink]

I am having a bit of trouble using shortcuts keys, and so am not sure that I completely understand their use.
When I right click and choose properties of a shortcut, under the 'shortcut' tab, there is an option to add a 'shortcut key' which I assume when I press will open the program (i.e. Ctrl + Alt + O would open Outlook). Is this correct? Because I have tried to get this to work and it never does, I set a shortcut key to whatever, reboot and press the key and nothing happens. So, I am thinking I do not understand this feature.
But, if I have got the right end of the stick, how do I get it to work and how do I get a list of shortcut keys already in use?
I am running WinME, IE6.

Thanks,
Killermink

[mrblake50]

I might not understand your question, if you already have a shortcut on your desktop, just double click and it will open the program. If you are trying to create a shortcut, then right clicking and choosing to create a shortcut should work. Sorry if I wasn't any help! Maureen

[billydee]

Go to Help, both within Windows and IE, enter shortcuts in the index tab which will bring up extensive lists of the shortcuts already available.
I printed out 5 pages of them. /images/forums/icons/shocked.gif /images/forums/icons/wink.gif

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You might only get what you paid for.

[Rocker6]

No, he is saying that his keyboard shortcut (on the shortcut tab of any shortcut (.lnk file) ) isn't working.

I was having problems like this in windows 95 sometimes, but never in nt4, 2000, or XP. I know this doesn't help you since you are in ME, but i have not put up with ME for long enough to learn it. I have had more problems with ME than anything else.




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[report_2]

I am on Win98 1st and have the same problem. They work after I create them and in the past they had continued to work. Something changed??? and now they will work until I reboot.
I have downloaded but not tried "WinKey" it is supposed to work very well.

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,5506,00.asp

Free

[reghakr]

Try something easy, like a shortcut to explorer.exe
You can't use ones that are assigned (built-in to Windows) unless you remap the keyboard.

reghakr

[killermink]

Ok, tried it with Internet Explorer and it worked (where it hasn't before) then tried it with Outlook and it didn't (using different key). THEN tried it on a different shortcut to Outllok and it did. It appears that they will work if I assign it through a start menu shortcut, but not on shortcuts anywhere else. Weird huh? Well, at least it works... though I have yet to reboot.. will keep you updated.

killermink

p.s. how do I find the ones I have assigned by my constant trial and error without checking every shortcut and also those ones assigned by windows?