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Running the Application:

Extract the zip file and execute "shortcut-tree.bat" or "shortcut-tree.jar".

Creating Shortcuts:

To create shortcuts, you must be in the Configuration Window - You can open it by pressing Ctrl+Win+Alt+C, by double clicking the tray icon or by right clicking the tray icon and selecting the corresponding option.

Manually Creating Shortcuts:

At the Configuration Window you'll find a tree. You can manually create shortcuts and shortcut groups by right clicking the root node or a shortcut group node and then left clicking one of the options displayed in the pop-up menu. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+N (for shortcuts) and Ctrl+G (for shortcut groups).

Creating Shortcuts by Copying and Pasting Files and URLs:

Copy some files/folders to the clipboard, and then press Ctrl+V with the desired parent node selected in the tree. It's possible to paste multiple files at once. It's also possible to paste URLs.
Shortcut keys will be suggested automatically.

Creating Shortcuts by Dragging and Dropping Files:

Just select some files and drag them into the desired parent node.
Shortcut keys will be suggested automatically.

Deleting Shortcuts:

Select one or more shortcuts in the tree and press DELETE.

Executing Shortcuts:

You can execute shortcuts by:

1. Pressing shortcut keys;
2. Double clicking items in the Configuration Window tree;
3. Double clicking items in the Shortcut List window or in a Shortcut Group, it also works if you press Enter with the desired shortcut selected.

Shortcut Properties:

Name: The display name of the shortcut or shortcut group.

Shortcut: The combination of keys which triggers the shortcut in the group it belongs.

Launch Application: It's equivalent to a command system call. It's most useful to open Windows Features which are accessible through PATH system variable and to run applications passing command line arguments.

Examples:
notepad
calc
mstsc

Open File: The most common and easy to create kind of shortcut, since it can be automatically created by copying and pasting/dragging and dropping files. It simply delegates the file's opening to the operating system. Any type of file can be used, even .exe and directories.

Open URL: It opens the specified URL in the system's default browser.

Run Command: It runs a command in cmd.exe and displays it's output in a window. You can specify the directory in which the command will be run by using an expression like this {dir='C:/complete/directory/path'} followed by the command itself.
It's useful to run scripts such as batch files, ant builds or maven builds.

Examples:
{dir='C:/Windows'} dir
ipconfig
netstat -n

Shortcut Path: It's a label which displays the complete path of the shortcut. If you press the keys in the displayed order, the shortcut will be triggered.