Microsoft KB Archive/237179

= How to assign a program to a Hot Key =

Article ID: 237179

Article Last Modified on 10/12/2007

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This article was previously published under Q237179



SUMMARY
This article describes how to assign a program to a Hot Key on the Microsoft Keyboard.



MORE INFORMATION
To assign a program to a Hot Key for versions later than 2.2, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the Keyboard control panel.
 * 2) * In Windows Vista, click Startvistastartbutton.jpg], type keyboard in the Start Search box, and then click Keyboard in the Programs list.
 * 3) * In Microsoft Windows XP and earlier versions, click Start, click Run, type Control keyboard, and then click OK.
 * 4) On the Key Settings tab, select the key that you want to change, and then click Edit.
 * 5) Click Start a program, Web page or file.
 * 6) Follow the directions on the screen to assign a program.

To assign a program to a Hot Key for versions earlier than 2.0, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the Keyboard control panel.
 * 2) * In Windows Vista, click Startvistastartbutton.jpg], type keyboard in the Start Search box, and then click Keyboard in the Programs list.
 * 3) * In Windows XP and earlier versions, click Start, click Run, type Control keyboard, and then click OK.
 * 4) On the Hot Keys tab, under Select a Hot Key, click My Computer or Calculator.
 * 5) Under Select a Program, click Custom, and then click Select.
 * 6) Select the program that you want the Hot Key to start by using one of the following methods:
 * 7) * In the Start box, type the path and the file name of the executable file for the program that you want the Hot Key to start.
 * 8) * Click Browse, locate the executable file for the program that you want the Hot Key to start, click the file, and then click Open.
 * 9) Click OK, and then click OK again.
 * 10) Exit Control Panel.

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