Do you have several programs you use every day? Instead of clicking on the start menu or a desktop or taskbar shortcut to open those programs, why not create a hotkey combination to open them? It\u2019s really easy to do.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Let\u2019s get started using Hotkey combinations:<\/p>\n I use Thunderbird every day. I have a shortcut on my taskbar and on my start menu for it. It\u2019s nice having a shortcut on the taskbar because it\u2019s always right where I can see it. However, you can only add so many shortcuts to your taskbar before you can\u2019t see all your shortcuts.<\/p>\n So rather than taking up taskbar space with another icon, I decided to create a hotkey shortcut to open Thunderbird. It\u2019s really easy to do.<\/p>\n I thought a good hotkey combination to open Thunderbird would be CTRL+ALT+T . T being for Thunderbird \u2013 I\u2019m so smart.<\/p>\n So all I had to do was open Thunderbird\u2019s Properties dialog . You can do this for any program by right-clicking its shortcut or right-clicking on the program\u2019s executable file \u2014 and then clicking on \u201cProperties\u201d.<\/p>\n Once you have the Properties window open, click anywhere inside the shortcut key box:<\/p>\n \u2026 and type in your desired Hotkey combination.<\/p>\n To get the Hotkeys CTRL+ALT+T for Thunderbird, all I had to do was press CTRL T. Windows automatically adds the ALT and the + signs. Press \u201cApply\u201d then \u201cOK\u201d when your done to save your Hotkey combo for that program.<\/p>\n When you click \u201cApply\u201d \u201cOK\u201d, you do, you may see this:<\/p>\n If you do see this dialog, no worries mate, just press \u201cContinue\u201d and your Hotkey combo for that program will be saved.<\/p>\n Now all I have to do to open Thunderbird is press CTRL+ALT+T . Pretty cool.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s more info on how to create Hotkey combos for your favorite programs:<\/p>\n If you hold the CTRL key and type a letter, number, or Function Key, Windows will automatically add the ALT key to the combination<\/p>\n If you hold the ALT key and type a letter, number, or Function Key, Windows will automatically add the CTRL key to the combination<\/p>\n You can use the CTRL, ALT, and\/or SHIFT keys in combination with a letter, number, or Function Key<\/p>\n If you try to use a Hotkey combination that you\u2019ve already used, Windows will detect it. You can\u2019t use the same Hotkey combo more than once.<\/p>\n I created Hotkey combos for Notepad<\/p>\n CTRL+ALT+N<\/p>\n And Chrome<\/p>\n CTRL+ALT+C<\/p>\n And Firefox<\/p>\n CTRL+ALT+F<\/p>\n I know I can remember my four Hotkey combos because I\u2019ve made them easy to remember. And I\u2019ll use them almost every day!<\/p>\n T=Thunderbird<\/p>\n N=Notepad<\/p>\n C=Chrome<\/p>\n F=Firefox<\/p>\n Windows Hotkey Combinations: Simple. Easy. Handy. Maybe Windows Hotkey combos will make life easier for you too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hotkey Combos Make Launching Your Favorite Programs Easy This tip is for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Do you have several programs you use every day? Instead of clicking on the start menu or a desktop or taskbar shortcut to open those programs, why not create a hotkey combination to open them? 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