On winodws vista.....?

Question

How can you bring up the calculator by using short cut keys??? For example to paste you can type CTRL + V

Answer 1

Create keyboard shortcuts to open programs:

You can create keyboard shortcuts to open programs, which can often be simpler than opening programs using your mouse or other pointing device. Before completing these steps, verify that a shortcut was created for the program to which you want to assign a keyboard shortcut. If no shortcut was created, browse to the folder that contains the program, right-click the program file, and then click Create Shortcut to create one.

Locate the shortcut to the program for which you want to create a keyboard shortcut.

Right-click the shortcut, and then click Properties.

In the Shortcut Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab, and then click the Shortcut key box.

Press the key on your keyboard that you want to use in combination with CTRL+ALT (keyboard shortcuts automatically start with CTRL+ALT), and then click OK.

You can now use this keyboard shortcut to open the program when you're using the desktop. The shortcut will also work while using some programs, though it might not work with some programs that have their own keyboard shortcuts.

Notes

The Shortcut key box will display None until you select the key, and then the box will display Ctrl+Alt followed by the key you selected.

You cannot use the ESC, ENTER, TAB, SPACEBAR, PRINT SCREEN, SHIFT, or BACKSPACE keys to create a keyboard shortcut.

Answer 2

Hi there!

I personally have not used vista before so can't be perfectly sure. But i can explain how to do it in XP and assume it is a very similar process in Vista.

Firstly find the shortcut for calculator in your start menu. Once you have got it then right click on the file and choose properties. A window with options should come up and one of the boxes is "Shortcut Key" once placing your cursor (mouse) in this box you can type in any shortcut you want and then click on OK in the window. Now it should be set up to open calculator at any point.

Also remember to use a key that is not already occupied by Windows ie Ctrl-Alt-Del as an example.

Answer 3

This is just a suggestion. You may consider installing rocketdock. It's a shortcut application which can contain all your shortcut to your favourite programs. Pretty neat software.