Create Your own ShortCut Key

First, right click on the file, program, or folder you want to create a keyboard shortcut for. Then left click on Send To. Then left click on “Desktop (Create Shortcut). Go to your desktop. You’ll see a shortcut to that file, folder, or program on the desktop. You must keep this shortcut on the desktop for your keyboard shortcut to work. To create the keyboard shortcut, first right click on the shortcut on the desktop. Then left click on Properties. Then click on the Shortcut tab. You’ll see a white rectangle to the right of the text “Shortcut Key.” Click on the rectangle and then press a letter key to make your keyboard shortcut. For instance, if you want the keyboard shortcut to be Ctrl-Alt-Q then just press the Q key. The Ctrl-Alt- will automatically be added in front of the Q. Unfortunately, Windows will only let you make custom keyboard shortcuts that start with Ctrl-Alt. When you have chosen a keyboard shortcut click on Apply. Then click on OK. Congratulations! You’ve created your own custom keyboard shortcut!



To remove a keyboard shortcut you have created, first right click on the shortcut on your desktop for the file, program, or folder you created the keyboard shortcut for. Then left click on Properties. Then click on the Shortcut tab. You’ll see a white rectangle to the right of the text “Shortcut Key.” Click on the rectangle and then press the delete key to remove the keyboard shortcut. Or you can click on the rectangle and then press the backspace key to delete the keyboard shortcut.