Using Drag-And-Drop To Assign A Key - Toshiba Tecra A8 User Manual

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Toshiba Utilities
Fn-esse
The keys are color-coded as follows:
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Available keys are dark gray with white letters.
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Assigned keys and keys associated with a popup list are
shown on the Fn-esse keyboard in the selected color.
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Unavailable keys are light gray.
There are two ways to assign a key to open a program or
document:
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Using drag-and-drop
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Using the keyboard or pointing device
The method most often used is drag-and-drop.

Using drag-and-drop to assign a key

To assign a key to open a program or document:
1 Start both Fn-esse and Windows
program supporting drag-and-drop).
2 Resize the Explorer window so that you can see both the
Fn-esse keyboard and Explorer at the same time.
3 In the Explorer window, highlight the program or
document file you wish to assign to a key.
4 Click and hold the primary button as you drag the
highlighted item from Explorer to the key on the Fn-esse
keyboard which you are assigning to the item.
5 Release the primary button.
Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command dialog box with
the Description, Command Line, and Working Directory
fields automatically completed.
6 Click OK to close the Add/Edit Command dialog box
with your key assignment in place.
The program or document is now associated with the key
you just selected. To open the program or document, press
plus the appropriate key from within any Windows
program.
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