Yes, now I can open Notepad with F4.
But in Explorer, it does not open the highlighted file.
Btw, I added link to Notepad to
C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\SendTo\ folder, and now
I have it in sendto right-click menu. The question is, how to assign this
send-to-notepad functionality to F4? Mouse navigation through cascading menu
(with its sometimes unpredictable delays etc.) requires attention and
accuracy...

Thanks...


"mxh" wrote:

>
> "Vista newbie" <Vista newbie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C48C449A-0EBA-4862-A6AB-2F079885D173@microsoft.com...
> > Hello,
> >
> > how can I assign a key to some action in Explorer?
> > I want to open files in Notepad (SendTo to Notepad) with one button, like
> > F4.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
> 1) In C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Window s\Start Menu\,
> create a folder called "Desktop Shortcuts" (minus quotes).
>
> 2) Place shortcuts to all items for which you desire a hotkey in the new
> folder.
>
> 3) To create the hotkey, right click on a shortcut & choose Properties. The
> resulting dialog should default to the 'Shortcut' tab.
>
> 4) With the cursor in the 'Shortcut key' field, type whatever key you want
> to use as the hotkey.
>
> Note that if you type a letter such as 'n', windows will place Ctrl + Alt +
> before it by default. If you desire a different prefix, you can press the
> keys you wish to use as the prefix, i.e., Shift + n (windows will place Ctrl
> + by default).
>
> And finally, you can press F4 in the shortcut key field. Windows will not
> place a prefix before an F key, so you can press only F4 and it will bring
> up notepad.
>
>
> mxh
>
>