If the "Object hotkeys" feature has been enabled in the "&xwp; Setup" object, the entry field at the bottom of the page allows you to define a hotkey for this object. After you have defined an object hotkey, you can always press this hotkey to have the object opened in its default view (as if you had double-clicked on it). This works for all objects, that is, folders, files, program objects, settings objects, and so on.

The entry field is disabled if hotkeys have been disabled in the "&xwp; Setup" object, or if the &xwp; hook is not working right. You can check the "Status" page in "&xwp; Setup" to see if the &xwp; hook has been loaded successfully.

Note: Do not confuse object hotkeys with folder hotkeys, as displayed in the "Workplace Shell" object. Object hotkeys are used to open objects using a key definition and work everywhere, while folder hotkeys are shortcuts to certain folder commands and work in folders only.

To define an object hotkey, click into the entry field at the bottom of the page and simply press the key combination which you want to use as the object hotkey (for example, press Ctrl+Alt+C). The entry field will then display this key combination.

To remove an existing object hotkey, press the "Clear" button.

Note that you can view all currently defined object hotkeys at once in the "Keyboard" settings object, which usually resides in the "System Setup" folder, if the XWPKeyboard class of &xwp; has been installed. &xwp; then inserts an additional "Hotkeys" page into that object's settings notebook.