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You can customize keyboard shortcuts (or shortcut keys) by assigning them to a command, macro, font, style, or frequently used symbol. You can create keyboard shortcuts in Windows 10 for any program. This tutorial provides 2 ways to create keyboard hotkeys in Windows
 
 

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In the Save changes in box, select the current document name or template that you want to save the keyboard shortcut changes in. In the Categories box, select the category that contains the command or other item that you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to or remove a keyboard shortcut from. In the Commands box, select the name of the command or other item that you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to or remove a keyboard shortcut from. Any keyboard shortcuts that are currently assigned to that command or other item appear in the Current keys box, or below the box with the label Currently assigned to.

In the Press new shortcut key box, press the combination of keys that you want to assign. For example, press CTRL plus the key that you want to use. Look at Current keys or Currently assigned to to see whether the combination of keys is already assigned to a command or other item.

If the combination is already assigned, type a different combination. Important: Reassigning a combination of keys means that you can no longer use the combination for its original purpose. In the Current keys box, select the keyboard shortcut that you want to remove. Any keyboard shortcuts that are currently assigned to that command or item appear in the Current keys box, or below the box with the label Currently assigned to.

Press the TAB key repeatedly until the cursor is in the Press new shortcut key box. Press the combination of keys that you want to assign. Need more help? Expand your skills. Get new features first. Was this information helpful?

Yes No. Thank you! Left arrow Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu. Esc Stop or leave the current task. PrtScn Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard. Press this key To do this Windows logo key Open or close Start.

Updated in Windows Arrow keys Move the cursor in the direction specified. Page up Move the cursor by one page up. Page down Move the cursor by one page down.

Press this key To do this F4 Display the items in the active list. Move to that tab number. Tab Move forward through options. Spacebar Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. Backspace Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box. Arrow keys Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Closes the window if there’s only one tab open. Backspace View the previous folder.

Right arrow Display the current selection if it’s collapsed , or select the first subfolder. Left arrow Collapse the current selection if it’s expanded , or select the folder that the folder was in. End Display the bottom of the active window.

Home Display the top of the active window. F11 Maximize or minimize the active window. Backspace Go back to the settings home page.

Type on any page with search box Search settings. Notes: This shortcut is turned off by default. Need more help? Join the discussion. Was this information helpful? Yes No. Thank you! Any more feedback?

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Any additional feedback? Submit feedback. Thank you for your feedback! Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop. Cycle through items in the order in which they were opened. Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph.

When a group or tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it in the direction specified. When a tile is in focus on the Start menu, move it into another tile to create a folder. Select multiple individual items in a window or on the desktop. Switch the keyboard layout when multiple keyboard layouts are available.

Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document. Delete the selected item without moving it to the Recycle Bin first. Take a screenshot of your whole screen and copy it to the clipboard.

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Turn HDR on or off. Launch voice typing. Open Cast from Quick Settings. Open notification center and calendar. Record video of game window in focus using Xbox Game Bar.

How to Assign Keyboard Shortcut to Launch App in Windows

During your busy day you might find yourself opening or re-opening specific software repeatedly. After all, your keyboard is in front of you at all times — why not use it? Here are some options for you to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Windows All you have to do is hold down the Win key on your keyboard and push the number that corresponds to the position of the app on your taskbar like, for instance, in this picture. This means that apps pinned to your taskbar already have their own shortcut for it!

Thankfully, Windows 10 has custom shortcuts functionality outside of pinned taskbar apps. First, right-click the shortcut of the program you want to make a shortcut for. Click Properties.

Make sure to test the shortcut before you set it, as something else might already be using that specific shortcut combination! How do you make a keyboard shortcut for it? To do this, we need to open the Applications folder. You can then set a hotkey for it through the usual method. Creating custom keyboard shortcuts for Windows 10 can make opening applications really easy. How often do you use keyboard shortcuts in work or daily life? How do you set them up?

Let us know below. As a blind computer user, keyboard shortcuts are my bread and butter. Every application I use, including my screen reader text to speech software that reads me everything on the screen that it recognizes , has tons of customizable shortcuts. Lastly, I use the program Active Words which was recommended by david Allen of the Getting Things Done book to create text and program shortcuts to make typing faster and more efficient.

But one thing I need to point out to all who are reading this, especially softtware developers, Please, Please, and again, Please put keyboard shortcuts in your application and make them easy to work with.

This means please do NOT use the Tab key as a modifier! I do not understand what is so hard about this. So I hope that someone from Evernote or someone who knows someone who knows someone else can get this to a developer there.

Ok, pleading case done with. So, the long story is that, yes, I use keyboard shortcuts, they make up my daily existence. I love them. Thanks for posting this so people can save a ton of time by pressing keys that are already in front of them.

You might be able to nudge Evernote into making hotkeys. But, call your local ACLU and they will probably take your case. Your situation seems like the perfect case to expand the law into the area of tech. I predict that you might even get your name in the newspaper! Is this article useful? Yes No. Comments 3. Facebook Tweet. May 13, at am.

Simon Batt. May 15, at am. Thank you so much for telling it! Aug 25, at am. Dave, You might be able to nudge Evernote into making hotkeys.

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WinHotKey will automatically grab the application icon so that you are given visual context about it. Pressing the keyboard shortcuts keybozrd to bring focus to the element on the screen to which the Windows tip is anchored.