Editing Hotkeys

Editing Local Hotkeys

Almost every module has its own catalogue of hotkeys. The hotkeys listed in white are local hotkeys, and can be customized to suit your needs without affecting other modules. Modified hotkeys are saved as a user preference.

To edit a local hotkey:

1. In the module where you want to use the new hotkeys, access the Hotkey Editor (Alt+Ctrl+F8).
2. Select the hotkey in the Hotkey catalogue.

   The keystroke sequence and its description appear in the Keystroke Editor fields. If you select a map-to-button hotkey, the word “Yes” appears in the Map-to-Button field.

3. Click Clear in the Hotkey Manager area to clear the existing keystroke sequence.
4. Enter the new keystroke sequence by clicking keys in the Keystroke Editor or by pressing keys on your computer's keyboard.
5. Click Set in the Hotkey Manager area.
6. Click Save to save the changes to the current user's Hotkey catalogue.

   The edited hotkey is marked in the catalogue with a “Y” to show that it is user-modified.

   
   NoteIf you enter a keystroke sequence that is already in use, an error message is displayed.

Editing Global and Shared Hotkeys

You can edit global and shared hotkeys wherever the Hotkey Editor is available. When you access the Hotkey Editor through the Preferences menu, click Global or Shared to view all current global or shared hotkeys, respectively. In this menu, the names of these keys appear in yellow.

In other modules, the global and shared hotkeys appear in yellow in the Hotkey catalogue. When changing a global or shared hotkey, you are warned that the change will affect all modules, and are asked to confirm the action.

Cloning Hotkeys

You can use Clone to map multiple keystroke sequences to a single button, field, or function using the regular system keyboard. This feature does not provide macro functionality.

To clone a button, field, or function:

1. Select a button, field, or function in the Hotkey catalogue.
2. Click Clone in the Hotkey Manager area to create a second entry for this button, field, or function.

   A “Y” appears in the Hotkey catalogue indicating that the cloned hotkey is user-modified.

3. Activate a control or enter a keystroke sequence on the system keyboard).
   NoteYou must enter a keystroke sequence that is not in use. Otherwise, an error message appears.
4. Click Set in the Hotkey Manager area of the Hotkey Editor.
5. Click Save to save the changes to the current user catalogue.