Define Shortcut Key

You may see a textual or pictorial view of defining a shortcut key.

How to define a shortcut key for PrintDeskTop in Windows 11 and Windows 10:

1. Download and install PrintDeskTop.
2. Click the Windows Start button and type PrintDeskTop.
3. Right-click PrintDeskTop under Best match and click Open file location.
4. In the folder that opens, right-click the PrintDeskTop icon () and click Properties.
5. Click the Shortcut tab.
6. Click inside the Shortcut key box.
7. Press the key or combination of keys you want to use to have PrintDeskTop print your screen. Ctl+Alt+p is a good choice.
   
8. Click OK.
9. That's it!
10. If desired, define a different shortcut key for landscape printing. Type “PrintDeskTop (landscape)” instead of “PrintDeskTop” in step 2 above and perhaps choose Ctl+Alt+L as shortcut key choice.

To print your screen, press the key(s) you defined in step 7 above. If you chose Ctl+Alt+p, then press and hold the Ctl and Alt and p keys simultaneously and your screen should print.

Older Windows (XP, Vista, 7): click Start, then All Programs, then the PrintDeskTop link, and right-click the PrintDeskTop icon; then continue from step 4 above (Properties). The pictorial view shows these older screens.

An alternate solution is to use the freeware utility HoeKey.