Is there a shortcut for setting labels in Finder?

Question

How can I set a label on a folder with a keyboard shortcut from the finder?

Answer 1

1. Use ⌘+I when the folder is selected.

   This will bring up the Get Info box. Once you expand the section General, it will be already be expanded the next time you trigger the info box.

2. I've searched "MacOSX Hints" for tips and found this which also refers to this:

   With Lion you can add a toolbar icon to label a folder with just one click.

Answer 2

I've used FastScripts to assign shortcuts to AppleScripts like this.

try
    tell application "Finder"
        repeat with f in items of (get selection)
            try
                set label index of f to item 1 of {2, 1, 3, 6, 4, 5, 7}
                -- 2 = red, 1 = orange, ..., 7 = gray, 0 = none
            end try
        end repeat
    end tell
end try