Short Run v 4.x

1. About
2. Installation
3. How to use
4. Contact info.
5. Version history


1. About

Short Run is a program to create shortcuts to programs or folders that can be run using the Windows run dialog (Win+R).


2. Installation

Copy Short Run to any folder you wish. Double click. At first, you will see a bunch of shortcut that are already there (placed by the installation of other programs) that you probably don't use anyway. Just to be safe, you should back up the current shortcuts so you can restore them later if you would need them. To do that,  choose to Backup > Backup shortcuts. It will ask you to save a file. Save it somewhere that you will remember where it is. If you need to restore them, choose Backup > Restore Shortcuts.


3. How to use

Creating a shortcut:

First way:

To create a shortcut; Choose the Shortcuts menu select Add Shortcut. Enter the name of the shortcut (the command that you will type in the Run box to execute the program). Then browse to the file or folder you want to launch and press OK.

Second way:

You can now drag and drop a file/directory onto the Short Run dialog to add it to your shortcuts. Then edit the settings as needed.

Third way:

Start Short Run. Choose Options > Add to Send To Menu. You can then close Short Run. Now you can click on any Folder or File and under Send To choose Short Run. You will then be presented with the Add dialog box.

Removing a shortcut:

Highlight the shortcut you want to remove, Select Options > Remove Shortcut(s)... easy huh?

Removing All:

You can remove ALL of the shortcuts in Windows (make sure you back them up first, just in case). Choose Options > Remove ALL Shortcuts.


Closing Short Run:

You can close Short Run a few ways. Click the X in the upper right, Choose Exit or you can press the Escape (Esc) key.

4. Contact info

Any questions / comments, send them to cjg33k@yahoo.com


5. Version history

4.0 - Updated interface (again), Added option to add to Send To menu to allow even easier shortcut addition. Multi selection support was added.

3.0 - Updated interface, removed right click on shortcuts. This was causing an unknown error on some computers.

2.1 - Added drag and drop support. Revised menus.

2.0 - First public release