Keyboard Shortcut Editor Menu Settings

Keyboard Shortcut Manager Area

Clear button

Clears the contents of the Keystroke field in the Keystroke Editor before you enter a new keystroke sequence.

Set button

Sets the contents of the Keystroke field.

Reset button

Resets the current local keyboard shortcuts to their default settings.

Reload button

Reloads the current catalogue of keyboard shortcuts. This is useful if you made a change but have not yet saved it, and you wish to discard the change.

Save button

Saves the current keyboard shortcuts to the Keyboard Shortcut Catalogue of the current user.

Reset All button

Resets all keyboard shortcuts to their default settings.

Reload All button

Reloads all keyboard shortcuts from the Keyboard Shortcut Catalogue of the current user.

Save All button

Saves all keyboard shortcuts to the Keyboard Shortcut Catalogue of the current user.

Hide Panel button

Hides the Keyboard Shortcut Editor panel when you want to select a menu button hidden by the panel. The panel reappears when you select a menu button. Alternatively, click in an open area to return to the Keyboard Shortcut Editor panel without selecting anything.

NoteThis button is only available when accessing the Keyboard Shortcut Editor from a module.

Clone button

Assigns a regular keyboard keystroke sequence to a single button, field, or function.

Keystroke Editor Section

Keystroke field

Displays the keystroke sequence. Click keys in the Keystroke Editor or the keyboard to enter a new sequence.

Description field

Displays the name of the selected menu button. Non-editable.

Map to Button field

Displays whether the selected keyboard shortcut is a map-to-button hot key (a keystroke sequence that is mapped to a button or a field on the current menu). Non-editable.

Value Type box

Select a value type for the selected menu button.

Integer Increment field

Displays the integer increment for the selected value type. Editable.

Float Increment field

Displays the float increment for the selected value type. Editable.

Cycle Pop-up button

Enable to allow the new keyboard shortcut to cycle through options for the selected box.

Search Section

Search field

Displays the search criteria for the Hot Key Catalogue. Editable.

Search button

Performs a search based on the characters in the Search field.

Previous button

Selects the previous highlighted item in the search results.

Next button

Selects the next highlighted item in the search results.

Miscellaneous Settings

User field

Displays the current user that hot keys are saved for. Non-editable.

Keyboard Type box

Select the type of keyboard being used to take advantage of extra keys on certain keyboards. See Selecting Your Keyboard Type.

Catalogue Options box

Select whether to display the Global or Shared Keyboard Shortcut Catalogue. Available when the Keyboard Shortcut Editor is accessed from the Preferences menu.

Exit button

Exits the Keyboard Shortcut Editor.