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[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 25 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Anyone have any idea why it was programmed in?

[–] alphapuggle@programming.dev 52 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Ctrl + shift + alt + win + any letter opens office apps

  • W - Word
  • P - PowerPoint
  • T - teams
  • N - OneNote

...etc

LinkedIn just happens to be L. If there isn't an app installed (or available) it'll just open in your browser.

I actually found these a few years ago when I decided to press every modifier letter combination. Back then it wasn't documented anywhere but I've seen it pop up a few times in the last month so somebody must've found and shared it recently

[–] smileyhead@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I already know that. What I asked is if someone knows why Microsoft added those shortcuts.

[–] RagingRobot@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Because they own all those products and want to make it easier to use them

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Can I map excel to blah blah blah -e somehow?

I think it was Thor from Pirate Gaming.

[–] nycki@lemmy.world 18 points 6 months ago

I believe this is so they can make keyboards with a fancy "LinkedIn Button" on them, just like they're trying to do now with Copilot.

[–] Strobelt@lemmy.world 9 points 6 months ago

My guess is it caters to "windows power users" that like to be the ones to point these obscure shortcuts to other people.

[–] MenigPyle@feddit.dk 6 points 6 months ago

Microsoft owns part of LinkedIn.

Vertical integration.

Just be haply you don't have a Facebook button. Yet.