Setting a new keyboard shortcut in Final Cut Express

Dear All,
I'm using Final Cut Express 2, with Tiger.
I'm doing some editing that includes many dissolves, and so I'm having to go to Sequence>Render Selection>Video very frequently. There's no keyboard shortcut on the drop-down menu.
Is there any way I can set a shortcut for this? In other words, record a 'macro'?
Your help received with gratitude!
Roger

Dear Tom,
Thanks again. Very helpful.
I'm rendering a video file which has audio on it (the source is a mobile phone camera), but I've muted the audio because I'm using the video to accompany original music. It's a kind of music promo. What I'd really prefer to do is to delete the audio track that came with the video entirely - again, any ideas welcomed. But thank you again.
Roger

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