Shortcut Options

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Shortcut Options

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Use the Shortcut options to create shortcuts for Hummingbird features added to your custom installation database. Shortcut icons you create provide for fast access on user machines.

Name—Specifies the name of the shortcut. Type the name of the shortcut into this box. The name must appear in the format:

Tip:  You can drag and drop items in the Shortcut tree pane.

short name|long name

where the short name must be an 8.3 MS DOS name and the long name is the name of the shortcut as it appears on the Windows desktop. For example,

Tip:  8.3 file names have a maximum of 8 characters optionally followed by a dot (.) and then a maximum of three characters. For example, you could use myfold~1 for My Folder.

ExceedF|Exceed Finger

Description—Specifies the description that appears when you move the mouse pointer over the shortcut. If you want this to appear, type a description for the feature in this text box.

Install With—Lists Hummingbird components that get installed with the shortcut. Windows Installer uses the installation state of the component to determine whether the shortcut is created or deleted. From the Install With drop-down list, select a component to install with this file.

Target—From the Target drop-down list, select a destination folder of the component for which you want to provide a shortcut.

Note: 
  For advertised shortcuts, the file launched by the shortcut is the file associated with this feature. When you activate this shortcut, Windows Installer verifies that all components in the feature are installed before launching the file. For non-advertised shortcuts, the field should contain a property identifier enclosed by square brackets.

Default Path—Displays the default path for the Hummingbird component to which you want to create a shortcut.

Arguments—Specifies the command line arguments for the shortcut. If you want to include any parameters for the shortcut then type the arguments in this box.

Icon—Displays the Select button.

Select—Opens the Change Icon dialog box. Press the F1 key while in the dialog box to view more information.


Related Topics

Setting Shortcuts for Hummingbird Product Features

Change Icon Dialog Box