Because, like it says in the original email, they want to add a shortcut key to the shortcut, which you can't do to the virtual icon since it's not a normal shortcut...
Stay well Jacob Kruger Blind Biker Skype: BlindZA '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Stone" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 12:01 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My Documents > Although why you'd want two shortcuts on the desktop pointing to your my > documents folder is anybody's guess. > Cheers > Alex > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jacob Kruger > Sent: 23 May 2009 19:33 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My > Documents > > Yes, but you should be able to create another shortcut on the desktop, > with > a different name, but in fact targeting that path, and that will work. > > Simplest is to browse to your C: drive in windows explorer, go to the > documents and settings folder (if it's being displayed and not hidden as > such), find your specific username in the list therein, hit enter on it, > and > > in that folder, you'll find the actual my documents folder, and you hit > enter on it, then tab once to go to the address bar, copy the contents > thereof to the clipboard, then tab again until you're back in the > file/folder listing, hit backspace enough times til you are back at the > desktop level - check using the read title command of your screenreader -, > and as long as nothing is selected, on the file menu, you can go down to > the > > new submenu item, right arrow, go down to shortcut and paste the path > therein, click on the next button, and type a new name that doesn't match > any existing desktop item, click on finish, and then you'll be able to > assign a shortcut key to it on the desktop by going into the shortcut > properties dialogue. > > Stay well > > Jacob Kruger > Blind Biker > Skype: BlindZA > '...fate had broken his body, but not his spirit...' > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon C. Pierson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 23, 2009 7:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Creating shortcut keystroke for My > Documents > > >> 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. 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