Now that you know about ShipRush Templates and customizing the ShipRush Menu, you can also customize the Windows Start menu. This is done by using command line options for the ShipRush program.
What is this all about?
When you start a program from the Start menu, you select an icon or entry on the Start menu. The items on the Start menu are what are called 'short cuts' to the actual programs on your computer.
As you know, you can also have short cuts to documents (like in the My Documents area of the Start menu).
ShipRush allows you to create entries in the Start Menu (or on your
desktop, or anywhere) that start ShipRush with a specific template. It
is kind of like having a 'My Documents' area for your ShipRush templates.
The benefit of this is that you can navigate to these items with the keyboard,
so you do not need to click into the Windows System Tray.
Other benefits include:
a) Templates can be stored on the network, in a central place for all users.
b) ShipRush can be used completely from the keyboard.
c) Shipping options are used consistently by all users on the network.
What you need to know
To customize the Start menu, you need to know how to open the Start menu so you can create, copy, and organize your Start menu. If you do not know how to do this, find someone at your office or a PC technician who can help you with this.
Gettings Started:
First you need some templates. We will assume that you have created a few templates:
Next Day.zpk
2-Day.zpk
Ground.zpk
Or maybe something fancier:
Super_Widget_Kit_part_43A_Ground.zpk
Ultra_Widget_Kit_part_44A_Ground.zpk
etcetera.
For this discussion, we will consider that these templates are in the c:\shared\ directory.
Now open the Start menu as a folder (usually you right-click on Start and select Open All Users). Navigate down to the ShipRush v5 icon,
Right click on the ShipRush icon and select Copy. Now right-click again and select Paste Shortcut.
Right click on the short cut copy, select Properties
Change the Target line by adding a space to the end of what is there and a /template= to it.
So now your Target might look like this:
"C:\Program Files\Z-Firm LLC\ShipRush v5\ShipRush5.exe" /carrier=ENDICIA /template=c:\shared\Ultra_Widget_Kit_part_44A_Ground.zpk
Using this option will pop ShipRush with this template automatically.
Create as many icons as you need, name them the way you want.
Next, learn about Using Global Hot Keys