Power Plan Hotkeys

In Windows 7, I can just click the power icon in the taskbar to choose a power plan. The ThinkVantage Power Manager works better, but I cannot adjust the power plan on the fly. Each time I have to open the Power Manager then change the power plan.
How could I add power plans to either 
a) a Windows hotkey ie CTRL+ALT+H ...
b) the right click on the Power Manager icon in the taskbar
I like to reserve FN+F3 to shut off the display.
T61p T7500, Quadro FX 570M, 4GB, 60GB Patriot Pyro, XP Pro
X61t Tablet, L7300 Centrino vPro, Windows 7 Home 64-bit
tpfancontrol installed on all systems

Unfortunately, I don't believe Power Manager offers the functionality you're looking for.  The closest thing you could do is to use Fn+F3 to switch power plans and use right-click on the Power Manager toolbar guage to Power off display.

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