Hi, The problem is that the My Documents icon on the desktop is a shortcut to c:\documents and settings\Username\My Documents. You therefore cannot use alt plus enter to add a shortcut key there.
Jon -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike & Barbara Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents Hi Rogelio, When you press alt + enter to access the properties dialogue for My Documents from the desktop this is what you get. My Documents Properties Target General Sharing The My Documents folder is a shortcut to the target folder location shown below. Target folder location Target: C:\Documents and Settings\Mike\My Documents Restore Default Move... Find Target... OK Cancel Apply There is not a shortcut key option in here and so this is why you create your shortcut through the applications key and follow the rest of the steps that Dan layed out so nicely. This is for XP Home. I don't know if these same steps would apply for XP Pro. Take care. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 8:47 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents I am unsure of what you mean when you say system Icon. Do you mean the System Trey? [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:40 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents > XP It does work if I create a shortcut icon but not on the system icon. > David Ferrin > Life is a work in progress > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:35 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My > Documents > > > What system is that? That's how I used to do it on XP and now I am using > Vista? It works on both. > [email protected] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:29 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My > Documents > > >> That does not work on this system. >> David Ferrin >> Life is a work in progress >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "ROGELIO TERRAZAS" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:14 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My >> Documents >> >> >> Here is another way. Go to the My documents icon on the Desktop. Hit >> Alt+Enter and you will be in the properties. Tab around and the rest is >> easy. >> [email protected] >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Dan Kerstetter" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 9:31 AM >> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My >> Documents >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Here's what you can do. >>> >>> 1. go to the my documents entry on your desktop. >>> 2. Right click on that item with your applications key and arrow up or >>> down >>> until you hear create shortcut and press enter. >>> 3. you now have a shortcut on your desktop you want to look for called >>> shortcut to my documents. When you find it, right click again and go to >>> the >>> properties. >>> 4. You can tab through the properties until you find the place to fill >>> in >>> your shortcut key. >>> 5. Pick the key you want; hit it and press enter. >>> >>> I hope this is at least a little helpful. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike & >>> Barbara >>> Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 10:10 AM >>> To: Blind-Computing >>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> Is there any way to create a shortcut keystroke to My Documents? I >>> would >>> like to do this so I can access My Documents from any application that I >>> happen to be in without having to go back to the desktop. I have tried >>> several different ways to make a shortcut for this and just can't figure >>> this one out. Thanks much. All help will be greatly appreciated. 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