Assigning or changing keyboard shortcuts

Using keyboard shortcuts accelerates your workflow. You can assign new keyboard shortcuts, or change the key combinations already used in shortcuts. Unless you choose a function key (F1 through F12), your key combination must start with a modifier key and end with a regular key.

The modifier keys you can use are:

• Alt;
• Ctrl;
• Alt Gr, which is equivalent to using Ctrl+Alt; and
• Shift, provided it is also used with Ctrl or Alt.

You can use one or more modifier keys in a shortcut.

To assign or change a keyboard shortcut:

1. Select Window > Toolbars and Docking Windows > Customise. The Customize dialog is displayed.
2. Click the Keyboard tab to display its settings.
3. Click the Category list and select the menu that contains the command for which you want to assign or change the keyboard shortcut.
4. In the Commands area, select the command for which you want to assign the shortcut.

   A description of the selected command is shown below the Commands area. The Current Keys area displays any keyboard shortcuts already assigned to the selected command.

5. To delete a shortcut already assigned to the selected command:
   1. Click the key combination shown in the Current Keys area.
   2. Click Remove.
6. In the Press New Shortcut Key box, enter the key combination you want to use as a shortcut.

   If you choose a shortcut used elsewhere, its associated command is displayed below the Press New Shortcut Key box. In this instance you can:

   • press Delete, followed by a different key combination; or
   • select the command already using the shortcut, delete the shortcut, then repeat this step.
7. Click Assign to assign the shortcut keys to the command.
8. To restore the default shortcuts, click Reset All.
9. Click Close to close the Customize dialog.

See also

• Keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls