shortcuts

Definition of shortcuts in English English dictionary: Maps a combination of keypresses to an action in a menu A Hotkey; Key strokes that enact the same commands available in the menus of a program They are quicker and more direct, and usually involve two or three keys depressed simultaneously An example is the save shortcutl: CTRL + s; Actions taken when a decision maker is not aware of all pertinent information and decides to go ahead and take action without waiting to gather more information (See 277); Plural of shortcut
keyboard shortcuts: plural form of keyboard shortcut
shortcut: A shortcut is a pointer to a file Creating a shortcut allows you to quickly access a program or document no matter where It is stored Say, for example, you create a budget using your spreadsheet program and you store the budget in a folder called C: \My Documents\Personal\Finances Instead of having to search through your drive and folders to find this file each time you want to work on it, you can place a shortcut to the file on your Desktop and then simply open the shortcut
shortcut: In Internet Explorer, a shortcut is a hyperlink or a link to another Web page
shortcut: An icon in a GUI system that will open an application and a file at the same time Term used in extensively in Windows 95 documentation
shortcut: An icon which executes the command to open an application or a document
shortcut: {s} cut to a short length
shortcut: A path between two points that is faster than the commonly used paths
shortcut: An icon or file that serves only to point towards another file, used most often in the Windows desktop or Start Menu (On the Mac, the same idea is called an alias ) You create a shortcut by right-clicking on a file or icon, then choosing Make Shortcut from the pop-up menu
shortcut: a Windows link, when used in lower case A Shortcut (proper case) refers to a Montage Shortcut, which resembles a Windows shortcut viewed in "large icons" mode, but resides within a Montage Desktop window
shortcut: An icon that points to a particular file, directory or application in Windows OS
shortcut: A shorter, quicker, or easier way to access a program or file often represented by an icon on the computer desktop
shortcut: sometimes called a keyboard shortcut or fastpath, a combination or sequence of keystrokes which are the equivalent to a Menu Command Shortcuts are usually displayed after the Command in the list
shortcut: {i} shorter route, way which is shorter than the customary route; symbolic link, special type of file which points to another file or device (Computers)
shortcut: A method to accomplish something that omits one or more steps
shortcut: One of the great advantages of Evolution is the wide variety of activities you can perform by simply pressing a single key These single keystrokes are referred to as shortcuts Click Here to view a list of available shortcuts
shortcut: A symlink (symbolic file link); especially, one that appears as an icon
shortcut: A predesignated action that takes place when you use a command-key sequence or when you press an icon on the desktop
shortcut: Many of the icons on the desktop and other locations have a black arrow in the lower left corner This indicates that this is a shortcut to a file, folder, or other item Short cuts are created to allow quick access to important items without having to actually go to where that item exits It is often useful to create a shortcut to the dial up connection to the Internet If you did not do this, you would have to Double click on "My Computer", double click on "Dial-up Networking", then double click on the connection It is much easier to just have a short cut on the desktop
shortcut: A Windows 98 icon that serves as a push button for doing some thing -- loading a file, starting a program, or playing a sound, for example Shortcuts have little arrows in their bottom comer so you can tell from the icons that really stand for files and programs
shortcut: Another name for a Hotkey Combination (also called a keyboard shortcut) I n Windows95 or 98, a file used to "point" to a file or object in another location When you open the shortcut, you are, in effect, opening the file the shortcut points to the Target
shortcut: A small file that allows you to put an icon for an application or document in a directory other than the one containing the application You can also make shortcuts to folders and files Useful places for shortcuts are the desktop and the Start Menu You can tell a shortcut from other icons by the little curved arrow in the lower-left corner
shortcut: A term most commonly used in Windows It is an icon set up to lead to either a file on the hard disk, network, software program, or the Internet When the icon is selected, the file is executed, the program starts, or an application opens with a selected document
shortcut: a shorter path to a specific location or program
shortcut: An object you create and use to perform a task or access a resource more quickly than usual This is comparable to an "alias" on a Macintosh
shortcut: An icon, usually on the desktop, that you can double-click on to instantly access a program, file or Web page
shortcut: An icon which serves as a quick pointer to a file, printer, or other object It saves the user from looking through various directories and sub-directories for a particular item Known as an alias in MacOS See: shortcut (Webopaedia)
shortcut: A pointer that you can use to quickly access any object, such as a folder, application or file It's represented by an icon, and is a link to the object, which remains in its original location To change the picture which represents the shortcut, right-click on it, click on Properties, and then Change Icon
shortcut: A reference file which points to a file or folder on your hard drive An Alias can be deleted without losing any information because it does not represent the actual item, only a "bridge" to that item
shortcut: a combination of keys which when pressed together perform a function without having to traverse menus to reach it eg Ctrl-X = cut, Ctrl-C = copy, Ctrl-V = paste
shortcut: a route shorter than the usual one
shortcut: An icon placed on the Desktop in Windows 95 that links to a file, folder or program stored on the disk The shortcut has the same icon as the original file except for a tiny arrow in the bottom left-hand corner The shortcut is not a duplicate of the original, rather it is a pointer to the original