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I would say the best way to do this would be to download a third-party utility. &nbsp;Here is one that is rated well on Download.com and is free.<br />
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<a href="http://www.download.com/HotKeyz/3000-2344_4-10608180.html?tag=lst-6-3" rel="ugc">http://www.download.com/HotKeyz/3000-2344_4-10608180.html?tag=lst-6-3</a>
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I would say the best way to do this would be to download a third-party utility.  Here is one that is rated well on Download.com and is free.

http://www.download.com/HotKeyz/3000-2344_4-10608180.html?tag=lst-6-3 [http://www.download.com/HotKeyz/3000-2344_4-10608180.html?tag=lst-6-3]

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Hi,<br />
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Any way to create shortcuts with the keyboard.<br />
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Say if i am regularly opening notepad,excel,word,Explore<wbr />r Any way to open then in a combination of keys.<br />
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Say Ctrl+Q open notepad <br />
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Regards<br />
Sharath
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Hi,

Any way to create shortcuts with the keyboard.

Say if i am regularly opening notepad,excel,word,Explorer Any way to open then in a combination of keys.

Say Ctrl+Q open notepad 

Regards
Sharath

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