Add the "cheat" command line parameter to a shortcut to the application and you need to add it *outside* the quotes that enclose the application path in the shortcut.
Example: "C:Program FilesStardockTotalGamingGalCiv2galciv2.exe" cheat

Code: Result:
CTRL + [V] United Planets Meeting
CTRL + Add Battleship
CTRL + [C] Clone Selected Ship
CTRL + [0-9] Hail's Major Races
CTRL + [J] Complete Social Projects
CTRL + [R] Research Current Tech (Hold SHIFT for ALL)
CTRL + [H] Heal Selected Ship
CTRL + [T] Teleport Selected Ship to Cursor
CTRL + [L] Assigns Remaining Planets to Major Races
CTRL + [S] Save
CTRL + [A] Upgrade Selected Ship
CTRL + [M] Add 10,000bc
CTRL + [N] Restart on New Map with New Race
CTRL + SHIFT + [D] Spawn a Minor Race
CTRL + SHIFT + [T] Hail Yourself
CTRL + SHIFT + [J] Completes Other Race's Projects
CTRL + SHIFT + [X] Quart. Report
CTRL + SHIFT + Spawn Different Star Bases
CTRL + SHIFT + [M] Change Alignment