SlickRun Help

Introduction

SlickRun is a powerful but surprisingly complicated little application. It takes time to learn, but we think you'll find it well worth your effort.

So what is a SlickRun MagicWord, you ask? A MagicWord is a "friendly name" for a program. For instance, C:\Program Files\Outlook\Outlook.Exe" might be how you start your mail program from the command line. However, "Mail" is a lot more descriptive, and a lot easier to type. To that end, SlickRun allows you to create MagicWords to programs or document files.

SlickRun loves the Internet

SlickRun can make accessing the Internet more convenient than ever! You can type any web address beginning with http:// or www. in SlickRun to instantly navigate to a web site. For even more convenience, you can create MagicWords to your favorite sites. For instance, to create a link to a web search, add a MagicWord named "go" and set the FILENAME to http://www.google.com To search the web at any time, simply type GO, and your web browser will launch, and go to the specified web address. Adding mail, FTP, or Telnet shortcuts is just as easy.

Sizing and Placing SlickRun

You can make SlickRun wider by grabbing the right-edge and dragging it to the right.

You can move SlickRun by grabbing the left or top border and dragging the Window to where you want it.

You can make the Window taller by choosing a larger font in SETUP. If you find you're unable to size or place SlickRun, right-click and uncheck "Lock Size and Position."

You can type CORNER to dock SlickRun to the nearest corner of the current monitor.

Context-Menu

Right-click on the Command Bar window to show the following menu:

JOT

The JOT feature allows you to keep short notes. Simply drag and drop text from almost any program (Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, etc) to SlickRun and the JOT will collect the text. Note: SlickRun automatically saves the content of the JOT.

Type in the box next to Find to start an incremental text search.

Click Undo Changes to throw away any edits you've made to JOT.

Suggestion: Drag and drop order confirmation numbers from Web pages to the JOT and it will remember them for you.

Intrinsic MagicWords

ADD - Add a new MagicWord to SlickRun

CORNER - Move SlickRun to the nearest corner of the current monitor

HELP - Launch this documentation

HIDE - Hides SlickRun in the Task Tray

JOT - Bring up the JOT text pad

QUIT - Close SlickRun

SAVEPOS - Create a new MagicWord which moves SlickRun to the current position (requires version 3.2.2)

SETUP - Bring up the Customize SlickRun dialog

Keyboard Commands

Global Keyboard commands

WINDOWS + J: Bring up the Jot

WINDOWS + Q: Bring up SlickRun

SlickRun Keyboard commands

Up arrow or F3: Scroll upward (earlier) in command history

Down arrow: Scroll downward (later) in command history

(NEW) ALT+F: Search for the text typed so far in the command history

(NEW) ALT+S: Search for the text typed so far in the Start Menu

CTRL+TAB: Cycle between SlickRun windows

CTRL + A: Select all Command Bar text

CTRL + C: Copy selected text to clipboard

CTRL + F: Show File Selection dialog box

CTRL + X: Cut selected text to clipboard

CTRL + V: Paste text from clipboard

TAB or CTRL+RIGHT: Move to the next delimiter (\,/, or space) in the auto-completed text

SHIFT+TAB or CTRL+LEFT: Move to previous delimiter

CTRL+Delete: Delete current item from history

CTRL+Shift+Delete: Delete all history

Get help from the SlickRun Community

SlickRun Discussion Group