Productivity Tip # 2: Shortcut to launch any program using keyboard

There are lots of programs available to launch any program at the stroke of a keyboard like Launchy, SlickRun... Being a geek, my favorite is mimicking the system32 folder and launching all the programs from the command prompt.

There's a small configuration that's required to perform this.

1. Create a shortcut for the program to be used.
   • Create a shortcut for Acrobat reader and name it Reader
2. Create a new folder in C:\ and name it launch.
3. Move the created shortcut from step 1 to C:\launch.
4. Add the path variable.
   • Right click My Computer -> Properties -> Advanced -> Environment Variables
   • Select Path from System Variables and Edit. In the Edit System Variable enter the folder path.
5. Goto Start -> Run and enter the Reader to open Acrobat reader.