Category: Geeks r Us
Hi all,
I've been trying to set up a shortcut keystroke for a program that I use on my computer, but for some reason, it's not working. If I turn the computer off, then restart, it works, but once I close the program, and try again, it doesn't. does anyone have any ideas on what's going on? I've never had this problem before, so I have no clue.
oooo, a puzzlement.
I've never seen this. Maybe if you told us what the program is, just maybe someone would have experienced the same thing with this same program.
Since I'm not sure what you've done, I'm going to take a shot in the dark here and offer a little information you may not know. (Then maybe you do know it, and you can sleep through my little demonstration.)
A keyboard shortcut works best if it comes from something on the desktop or startmenu. So, before I establish a keyboard shoertcut, the first thing I do is find the object I want to shortcut, and from the context menu provided by pressing the applications key, send a shortcut to the desktop (under "sendto"). I then find that shortcut on the desktop and setup my shortcut key.
Don't know if that helps, but, it was worth a try.
Bob
Did you try c:documents and settings all usersstart menu programs and the software?
I do have a shortcut on my desktop, and I still cant' figure it out. I always try to make sure there's a shortcut on the desktop, before I make a keystroke, but for some reason, it's just not cooperating with me this time.
hmm don't know.
Sometimes if you already have a shortcut with that letter then it won't let you create another one, but it doesn't say anything about it. Really dumb.
Somewhere I have a little program that will list all the shortcuts you have on your computer. I'll see if I can find it and let you know.
Bob
Another thinkg to try would be this: Put the keystroke directly in to the properties of the icon in the startmenu. Example: let's say you are making a shortcut key to microsoft word. go to start, programs, microsoftoffice submenu and then press right arrow. Find the item that says word press the applications key and up arrow one time to properties and press enter. you should be on the shortcut tab where you can tab to the hotkey field and press your key combination such as alt-ctrl-w and press enter. Bob's idea should have worked because his way is my prefered way of doing shortcuts but if that doesn't work try my suggestion and see if that works.
Follow these tips i hope they will help.
1. Move to Start Button and press the Applications key (third key to the right of the spacebar), in the context menu choose "Properties".
2. You land in a group of 2 radio buttons. Down arrow to "Classic start menu".
3. Press CTRL+TAB to move to the Taskbar TAB page. Press ALT+G to move to and uncheck the "Group similar taskbar buttons" checkbox.
4. Press ALT+H to move to and uncheck the check box for "Hide inactive icons".
5. Press ENTER to close this dialog box.
BuckBuckBuck and WillyTheWoof both have good ideas.
I'm going to make an assumption here, and you know what they say about assumptions...
I'm going to guess that somewhere you already have a keyboard shortcut for that key. So try what you've already tried but give it another key, like alt+ctrl+0, or something obscure, and see if that works.
Incidentally, what program are you trying to shortcut?
There are a few really nasties running around, for example, microsoft word. You have to go directly to the program, like Willy describes in his post. I always have to play with that one before I get it right.
Okay, enough rambling. I still haven't found that little program that lists your shortcut keys, apparently I just put it on my hard drive without adding it to my programs. <Yuck, I hate sloppiness--especially when it's my own fault.
Bob
Bob, you and your assumptions...lol, jk
I know that this particular keystroke isn't already assigned to a program, because I dont' even really have shortcut keystrokes assigned to any programs yet, besides one. I guess it's really not that big of a deal, but I just wanted to try it, and see if it'd work, but it's not. lol. I'll keep messing around with it, and see if anything happens.