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From: dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: MSDOS Function Keys...
Message-ID: <1640143@hpspcoi.HP.COM>
Date: 2 Oct 90 21:57:27 GMT
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>I am wondering if MSDOS (3.2 or 3.3) supports programming of fuction keys?
>Is there a way to set them up to do certain things? I know they are set
>up to do certain things in Dos until a program or application is loaded
>that tells them to do otherwise. What I would like to do is set up about
>5-6 function keys with zip codes for use with a mailing list program. Instead
>of having to enter the zip code each time I could just hit a certain 
>function key.

Get a keyboard macro program such as Superkey or Keyworks. There are also
some public domain/shareware keyboard macro programs. 
They allow you to do exactly what you want and more as you can
program any key on the keyboard not just the function keys
with these programs.

			   Danny Low
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