You can then use the right and left arrow keys to select whatever icon you want. If you have the Hide Inactive Icons setting enabled, the Show/Hide toggle arrow will be selected. Selects the first icon in the Notification Area. The tenth shortcut is automatically assigned to +0 The first shortcut on the Quick Launch toolbar is automatically assigned to +1, the second shortcut to +2, and so on.
You can have up to 10 shortcuts on the Quick Launch toolbar to use with the key. Launches applications on the Quick Launch toolbar. More Windows shortcuts are available in this TechRepublic download. Of course, pressing the key by itself opens and closes the Start menu.
The standard key shortcutsīefore I show you how to use AutoHotkey to reroute the +E, let's take a look at the default key shortcuts in Vista (see Table A). This blog post is also available in PDF format in a free TechRepublic download. As I do, I'll provide you with a list of all the standard key shortcuts.
In this edition of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 Report, I'll show you how to use AutoHotkey in Vista to reroute the +E so that Windows Explorer opens a folder of your choice. Fortunately, I've discovered a way to accomplish this task by using a free utility called AutoHotkey.
For example, you might want the +E key shortcut to open Documents. More specifically, people have asked me if there was a way to reprogram the +E key shortcut such that, instead of launching Windows Explorer targeted on the Computer folder, +E could be used to launch Windows Explorer targeted on the folder of your choice. I've recently received several requests from TechRepublic members wanting to reprogram or customize the key.