how do i re assign a button on my keyboard?

[ekurtz1]

i have a button specifically for outlook but i use gmail. how to i change it so it opens firefox and takes me to gmail?

I already tried intellitype, but thats only for microsoft keyboards

i tried keytweak and another on the name escapes me

 

[pooch]

i have a button specifically for outlook but i use gmail. how to i change it so it opens firefox and takes me to gmail?

Hello ekurtz, welcome to the forum

I would guess that there is a special software for your keyboard


But without details I cannot help more
It is also possible that this key cannot be changed

 

[boohbah]

i use the comfort curve also and can reasign keys using the microsoft software ,however the op is using a laptop and i checked mine and can see no way to do it .
It may be possible using this!
Index of /krumsick
i havent tested it yet.
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&id=22339

edit: i had a look at the key tweaker software and couldnt figure out how to change the url. im not shure if this software just changes one key to another ,so you would end up with a different key opening outlook and not gmail. will keep checking.

 

[boohbah]

ok the best i have come up with so far is to open your gmail drag the icon/favicon on the url address bar to your desktop then put it elsewhere perhaps in documents,
then in documents right click the gmail shortcut ,select propetries and in the shortcut key field, click in it ,then select the key you want to use. this will reassign the keys to open your gmail. just tried it for seven forums and it works. although it makes you press ctrl, alt and the key you chose. but is a work around,the same process can be applied to a program.

 

[fjcamry]

ok the best i have come up with so far is to open your gmail drag the icon/favicon on the url address bar to your desktop then put it elsewhere perhaps in documents,
then in documents right click the gmail shortcut ,select propetries and in the shortcut key field, click in it ,then select the key you want to use. this will reassign the keys to open your gmail. just tried it for seven forums and it works. although it makes you press ctrl, alt and the key you chose. but is a work around,the same process can be applied to a program.

I don't understand about clicking in it the shortcut key field.