Hi Alan,

The general convention to add a shortcut key of a winform is to use Win32
API RegisterHotkey, then override your form's WndProc function to trap the
WM_HOTKEY message, and call the target button's PerformClick() method.
Please refer to the following article for the sample of using
RegisterHotkey:

Simple steps to enable Hotkey and ShortcutInput user control
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/ashsimplehotkeys.asp

Note: To assign F4 to the form's button1 control, the sample code in step3
and step4 of the above sample would be as the following ones:
3.
protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)
{
  if (m.Msg == 0x0312)
     button1.PerformClick();
  base.WndProc(ref m);
}

4.
FrmStartup.RegisterHotKey(this.Handle,
 this.GetType().GetHashCode(), 0, 0x73); //VK_F4 (73)

Wish it works!

Best regards,

Gary Chang
Microsoft Community Support
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