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Another time-saving technique is to create a desktop shortcut to your favorite
screensaver.That way, if you need to step away from your computer, you can use
the shortcut to launch the screensaver immediately. Follow these steps:
1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows.
2. Select Search.
3. The Windows Search Companion opens. If the Search Companion is
in standard mode, click the words in the left window pane that say All
files and folders. If your Search Companion is in advanced mode, proceed
to the next step.
4. In the All or Part of the File Name box, type *.scr
5. In the Look In drop-down menu, select Local Hard Drives.
6. Click the Search button.
The Search Companion looks for screensavers in all of the folders on
your computer. Depending on the speed of your computer, this
process could take a few minutes. When the search is complete, a vertical
list of your screensavers appears.
7. Decide which screensaver will receive a shortcut. If you are unsure,
view a sample of each one by right-clicking it and selecting Test (but
hold your mouse still, because any movement will prevent the screensaver
from playing).
8. Once you have selected a screensaver, right-click it and select Create
Shortcut.
9. A message will alert you that “Windows Cannot Create a Shortcut
Here. Do You Want the Shortcut to Be Placed on the Desktop
Instead?” Click the Yes button.
10. Close the Search Companion by clicking the X button in the upperright
corner.
11. Go to your desktop and find the screensaver shortcut. From now on,
you can quickly launch the screensaver by double-clicking its shortcut.
12. If you want to use your keyboard to start the screensaver, right-click
the new shortcut and select Properties.
13. A window opens. In the center of it is a box labeled Shortcut Key,
next to which is the word None. Click this word, then type a letter (it
can be any letter you choose). The word None disappears, and in its
place appears Ctrl + Alt + your letter (see Figure 8-7). In this example,
the letter S was used, so the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + S appears.
14. Click the Apply button.
15. Click the OK button.
16. From now on, you can activate the screensaver from your keyboard by
simultaneously pressing the Ctrl, Alt, and your letter keys.
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