I believe you are asking if there is a way to assign a key sequence to automatically launch a specific app. For instance, I have a Commander using the “w” to launch MS-Word. When I wish to use MS-Word I type in the key combination of <Right-Option-Key><w> and the app is opened. Now for some explanation (WARNING, this may turn into a dissertation):
If you are familiar with the VO Utility and Commanders, stop reading now! Or, if you prefer, use the online help feature to familiarize yourself with the VoiceOver utility and creating Commanders. First, to see the list of existing Commanders press <VO><hh> (yes, that is two h’s to press quickly in sequence while <VO> is pressed), this will place you in a menu. Arrow down in this menu until you get to “Keyboard Commanders.” Then arrow right, you will find yourself in a list of existing Commanders; each line in this list will identify the function (i.e., open application), the app and the key combination to activate the Commander. For example, in my list I would find “open application, Word, <RightOption>w You can use <ESCAPE> to get out of this. Now to create a Commander: 1) Open the VO Utility (<VO><F8> 2) You will find yourself in the “Utility Categories” table; arrow down until you observe “Commanders" 3) At this point, arrow right whereupon you will be in a set of 3 options to select where the “hot key” will come from. In my case I use the “w” from the keyboard so I select <KEYBOARD> 4) <VO><RightArrow> and make sure the “Enable Keyboard Commander” checkbox is in fact checked. 5) <VO><RightArrow> to the “Use” Pop-Up, activate and make your desired selection from the list. In my case, I use the Right Option key. 6) <VO><RightArrow> past the “Commanders Table” to the “Add” button and activate it. This will place you in that “Commanders Table” where you will enter the desired key to use as the “Hot Key” (in my Word case, I’m using lower case “w”). 7) After entering the desired letter, <VO><RightArrow> where you will find yourself in a menu and select “Custom Commands” and arrow right there. 8) Now you are in the “Actions Menu” and arrow”Open Application” should be the first option, select it. 9) By default, the above action will place you in the “Applications” folder where you may select the desired program or move to an alternative folder where the desired program has been installed. Once you have selected the application to launch with the assigned “Hot Key” you can conveniently use that “Hot Key” to launch that application. As I mentioned earlier, when I want to open Word I just enter <RightOption><w> NOTE: the identified letter is case dependent. If I so choose, I could create a Commander using the upper case W, this would be different from the lower case “w” Commander. HTH ************ - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight," - "and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." - Oscar Wilde > On Oct 28, 2022, at 7:42 PM, Karen Lewellen <klewel...@shellworld.net> wrote: > > And is there any way to create a list of ones you use often to launch them > quickly? > Understand that when on the menu bar the last application run is there, but > that is not what I mean. > Thanks, > Karen > > -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/63F00D63-1554-48ED-9E9D-C5E31F1A3BEB%40gmail.com.
