Creating a Custom Shortcut in Target Designer

5/10/2007

You can create a custom shortcut in Target Designer by adding an extra resource to your configuration.

To create a custom shortcut in Target Designer

1. In Target Designer, open your configuration.

2. In the View menu, verify that Resources is selected.

3. Expand your .slx configuration node.

4. Right-click Extra Resources and choose Add, and then Shortcut. The Add Component Resources window appears.

5. Type a name for the shortcut.

6. In the Extended properties section, type the values for the following properties: DstName, DstPath, TargetPath, Overwrite, WindowStyle.

   For additional information about these properties, see Start Menu Shortcuts.

7. To add the shortcut to the component Choose Add. To close the Add Component Resource window, choose Cancel.

8. Save the component and import it to the database.

1. In Target Designer, open your configuration.

2. In the View menu, verify that Resources is selected.

3. Expand your .slx configuration node.

4. Right-click Extra Resources and choose Add, and then Shortcut. The Add Component Resources window appears.

5. Type a name for the shortcut.

6. In the Extended properties section, type the values for the following properties: DstName, DstPath, TargetPath, Overwrite, WindowStyle.

   For additional information about these properties, see Start Menu Shortcuts.

7. To add the shortcut to the component Choose Add. To close the Add Component Resource window, choose Cancel.

8. Save the component and import it to the database.

See Also

Tasks

Creating a Custom Shortcut in Component Designer
Disabling Start Menu Shortcuts

Other Resources

Shortcuts