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Launch-n-Go 2.5 : Program Launcher & Text Inserter with Desktop toolbar.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Table of Contents

1. General

2. Installation / Uninstallation :

3. Product Purchase and Registration

4. Using Launch-n-Go program launcher:

   4a. Document/Program/Folders

   4b. Websites

    4c. Commands

    4d. Insert

5. More Questions?


1. General

  • What is Launch-n-Go?

Launch-n-Go is a powerful but easy to use program launcher that provides convenient shortcuts to your favorites files, programs, websites and predefined computer commands like Restart, Shutdown, or open My Computer, etc.

With Launch-n-Go you can get search results from Google, MSN & Yahoo, all three at the same time. You can also use Launch-n-Go to insert pre-typed paragraphs, templates or current date & time to any active window.

Using Launch-n-Go assign hotkeys or keywords to anything in your computer or to your favorite websites or commands and launch it instantly.

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  • How does Launch-n-Go work?

Add keyword or hotkey for frequently used documents / programs / commands. For example, Add keyword 'mail' or hotkey 'Ctrl + Alt + M' to Outlook Express program. Next time type 'mail' in LnG desktop toolbar or press hotkey combination to launch Outlook Express.

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2. Installation / Uninstallation of Launch-n-Go

Launch-n-Go 2.5 works on Windows XP / 2000 / 2003.

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After successful installation of the software, to activate Launch-n-Go desktop toolbar, right click on taskbar > Select Toolbars > Click Launch-n-Go. If Launch-n-Go toolbar doesn't appear, wait ten seconds and try again - Windows takes a few seconds to discover the existence of a newly installed toolbar.

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If you have Windows XP, right click on taskbar & uncheck "Lock the Taskbar". Now stretch the toolbar edit box in the task bar by double clicking it.

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Right-click on the "LnG" caption of the toolbar (or the little gripper to the left of the toolbar if you've hidden the caption) and select "Close Toolbar". To uninstall Launch-n-Go 2.5, go to Launch-n-Go Menu (default: Start > Programs > Launch-n-Go) and click on Uninstall Launch-n-Go. Follow the uninstall wizard to uninstall the software.

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3. Product Purchase and Registration:

Launch-n-Go desktop toolbar trial period lasts for 100 usage of executing keywords or hotkeys.

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Click Buy Launch-n-Go desktop toolbar and follow the instructions on the page to buy the software.

If you have already installed the trial version, you will not need to re-install the application onto your computer. We will send you a registration key, username and instructions to the email address that you provide during the purchase. Use these to run and utilize the full version of Launch-n-Go. If you have not already installed the trial version, you can download the application at Download Launch-n-Go desktop toolbar

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Activate Launch-n-Go desktop toolbar or start Launch-n-Go List program. Choose the “Enter Key” button and follow instructions to enter your username and registration key.

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4. Using Launch-n-Go Application:

Right click on LnG toolbar > Click Close Toolbar or Right click on taskbar > Toolbars > Click Launch-n-Go.

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Right click on LnG toolbar > Uncheck Show Title.

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Keyword is a short command to launch associated file / folder / URL / program / command from LnG toolbar.

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Hotkey is a global key & can be used from anywhere in the windows to launch associated file / folder / URL/ program / command or to insert text in active window.

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Open Launch-n-Go application. Click Tools > “Import Keywords or Hotkeys”. In Import Keywords or hotkeys – wizard, select “Launch-n-Go 1.0” & select LnGMap.TXT file from the installation folder of Launch-n-Go 1.0. Follow wizard steps to complete Import operation.

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Make your own LnG keyword and hotkey list and create a category. Use the import-export feature to share it with others. For example, create a category with keywords and hotkeys pertaining to music or sports and share it with friends or create commonly used business tasks and share it with colleagues.

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Please refer to help file section 'Error messages' for detailed explanation of the error and possible solution. If this does not help please open a support case and we will be glad to help you.

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    4a. Documents/Programs/Folders

  • How to add new keyword or hotkey for document / program / folder?

Right click on any document/ program/ folder for which you want to add keyword or hotkey. Click on Add keyword or hotkey to Launch-n-Go. Add keyword or hotkey & click on save. You can also add keyword and hotkey from Launch-n-Go program.

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   4b. Websites

  • When I launch web pages using keywords, it uses existing IE window. Can I change it so that it opens a new IE window?

Yes. In IE go to Tools->Internet Options, Advanced tab. Under browsing uncheck 'Reuse windows for launching shortcut'.

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   4c. Commands

With Launch-n-Go you can get search results from Google, MSN or Yahoo. If you prefer you can also search in all 3 search engines together. For e.g., just type ‘s;office’ in the Launch-n-Go Toolbar & press enter to search for ‘office’ in Google, MSN or Yahoo.

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Type the search keyword followed by a semicolon and then the search text, for example 'espn;baseball' in the Launch-n-Go toolbar and press 'Enter' key.

This will open your default browser, and instantly show you search results for 'baseball' in ESPN.

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Yes. Launch-n-Go offers many predefined computer commands like Shutdown, Restart or open My Computer, etc. Assign keyword or hotkey to any of these commands & execute it using keyword or hotkey.

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    4d. Insert

To insert text / date-time using keyword, you have to type <prefix><insert text keyword> in the window in which the insert text to be inserted.

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Tab, Page up, Home, Arrow keys, Ctrl, Alt, F1-F12 etc. keys are special keys. In insert text command, you create sequence of keystroke to automate an insert text operation in which such special keystrokes are used.

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The prefix keys are to be typed before every insert text keyword. You can create a keyword of type ‘Insert Text’ in Launch-n-Go and assign a keyword ‘email’ to it and save the actual text of the email in Launch-n-Go.

Every time you type a word #email in the email window, it will be replaced by the actual email text. The prefix (#) for the keywords can be changed from Tools->Options.

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In Launch-n-Go go to Tools -> Options… Enter prefix keys in the text box & click Ok. As a prefix keys, do not use the characters that you normally use in insert text keyword.

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5. More Questions?

Please open a support case and we will be glad to answer any questions.

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