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To use HOTKEY within Windows, you must first install the control software
in your computer’s memory. Do this before you run Windows, because once
you are within Windows, resident programs cannot be loaded. You can then
activate HOTKEY by clicking on HOTKEY.COM, HOTKEY.PIF, or an icon
associated with these files.
The control software can also be run as a non-resident utility from the
Windows desktop. To do this, click on ADWIN.PIF or an icon associated with
this file.
NOTE
For Windows 3 users, the easiest way to create an icon associated with
HOTKEY.COM is to make a copy of a current file on the desktop and then
to edit the properties of that file. For example, change the description to
ADMENU and the group file command line to C:\WINDOWS\HOTKEY.
COM.
6.5 Using the Control Software
Invoking the control software will cause a menu to appear on the screen.
You can select options from the menu using the <up> and <down> cursor
keys and the <enter> key.
• Use the <up> and <down> cursor keys to highlight the options in the
menus.
• Use <enter> to select a highlighted option.
• Use <escape> to quit from any menu or the application.
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This option allows the hotkey combination that invokes the resident control
software to be changed. There are 5 possible options. The desired option is
selected by specifying the corresponding number after the letter H. The
available hotkey combinations are as follows.
/H1 selects <CTRL><ALT>
<SHIFT>
/H2 selects <CTRL><SHIFT>
/H3 selects <CTRL><ALT>
/H4 selects <CTRL><ALT>
/H5 selects <LEFT SHIFT>
<RIGHT SHIFT>
<SHIFT> can be either the left or the right shift key. The selected
combination is confirmed in the installation message.
/N and /R
(/R default)
These options allow the control software to be run as a non-resident utility.
To do this, use the /N option. To install the menu as a resident program, use
the /R option.
/M
(standard color default)
The /M ensures that the menu appears in mono mode. This option is
provided for compatibility with certain types of monochrome screens found
on some LAPTOPS and other computers. If the control software’s menu bars
are faint or non-existent on your screen, then install the software using the
/M option.
6.4 Running the Control Software from within Microsoft
®
Windows
®
By using an additional utility (HOTKEY), you can invoke the resident control
software within Windows. It is equivalent to pressing the hotkey combination
that would normally be used to launch the control software.
Hotkey-activated programs cannot be used from the Windows desktop,
since Windows takes over full control of the keyboard, effectively locking
other programs out. HOTKEY overcomes this problem by allowing the
software to be invoked from an icon (or file name) while at the Windows
desktop. HOTKEY remembers previous settings and retains these between
applications. On some computers with additional memory, HOTKEY will run
within a window. Switching to a full-screen application while within Windows,
or quitting from Windows, will enable the hotkey combination to invoke the
menu.