How to create shortcuts for your favorite application in WIndows OS

Hi Friends many times you have to open or run some common application frequently, for that you have to go on application location. What if you are able to create shortcut keys combination for your favorite application, and when you need that application just press that combination of keys.

You wanna know how??? Then keep reading...

Normally in Windows we are familiar with shortcut like Ctrl+Alt+Delete, Ctrl+Shift+Esc, etc. Like that we can create two types of shortcut keys combination:

1. Any function key (F1, F2,...., F12) or Numeric Keypad Number Key
2. Ctrl+Alt+<any key except function or Numpad numeric key> 

How to Create Shortcut Key combination to Application that are in All Programs Menu :

1. Open the Start menu
2. Find the application in the All Programs menu
3. Right-click the desired program file and right click on it and choose “Properties”
4. In the Properties dialog, find the text box labeled “Shortcut key”
5. Click in the text box and enter a key that you wish to use in your hot-key. Windows will automatically place “Ctrl + Alt +” in front. If you choose a function key or a numeric keypad key, only that key will be used and “Ctrl + Alt +” will not be added
6. Click "OK".

 How to Create Shortcut Key combination to Application that are not in All Programs Menu :

1. Create a shortcut file by right-click dragging the desired target file or folder to the Desktop (or to a folder on the Desktop) and choose “Create shortcuts here” from the right-click menu. (You can also use “Send to” but that will be covered in an upcoming tip.) You must create the shortcut exactly where you intend to keep it. If you create the shortcut one place and then move it, the hot-key won't work
2. Right-click the new shortcut file and choose “Properties”
3. Carry out steps 4-6 given above.

Now I hope you don't need to go to All Programs menu or Application location to run it again and again. Just make shortcut key combination and enjoy.


Default Shortcut for Task-bar Application in Windows 7 : 
 

Well by default in Windows 7, application on Windows task-bar can be open by "Windows key + Application no from left".

For example : from above image, if we need to open my computer we can open by "Windows key + 1",
for Windows Media player "Windows key + 2", for Mozilla Firefox "Windows key + 3", and so on.

I hope you will understand by these examples.