Create custom keyboard shortcuts

You can create and modify keyboard shortcuts.

Customize keyboard shortcuts

  1. Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Flash > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh).

    The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box appears.

  2. Use the following options to add, delete, or edit keyboard shortcuts:
    Current Set

    Lets you choose a set of predetermined shortcuts (listed at the top of the menu), or any custom set you’ve defined.
    Commands

    Lets you select a category of commands to edit (for example, menu commands). The command list displays the commands associated with the category you selected from the Commands pop‑up menu, along with the assigned shortcuts. The Menu Commands category displays this list as a tree view that replicates the structure of the menus. The other categories list the commands by name (such as Quit Application), in a flat list.
    Shortcuts

    Displays all shortcuts assigned to the selected command.
    Add Item 

    Adds a new shortcut to the current command. To add a new blank line to the Shortcuts box, click this button. To add a new keyboard shortcut for this command, enter a new key combination and click Change. Each command can have two different keyboard shortcuts; if two shortcuts are already assigned to a command, the Add Item button does nothing.
    Remove Item 

    Removes the selected shortcut from the list of shortcuts.
    Press Key

    Displays the key combination you enter when you’re adding or changing a shortcut.
    Change

    Adds the key combination shown in the Press Key box to the list of shortcuts, or changes the selected shortcut to the specified key combination.
    Duplicate 

    Duplicates the current set. Give the new set a name; the default name is the current set’s name with the word copy appended to it.
    Rename

    Renames the current set.
    Export Set As HTML 

    Saves the current set in an HTML table format for easy viewing and printing. Open the HTML file in your browser and print the shortcuts for easy reference.
    Delete 

    Deletes a set. You cannot delete the active set.
  3. Click OK.

Remove a shortcut from a command

  1. From the Commands pop‑up menu, select a command category, select a command from the Commands list, and select a shortcut.
  2. Click Remove Item (-).

Add a shortcut to a command

  1. From the Commands pop‑up menu, select a command category and select a command.
  2. Prepare to add a shortcut by doing one of the following:

    • If fewer than two shortcuts are already assigned to the command, click Add Item . A new blank line appears in the Shortcuts box, and the insertion point moves to the Press Key box.

    • If two shortcuts are already assigned to the command, select one of them to be replaced by the new shortcut, and click in the Press Key box.

  3. Press a key combination.
    Note: If a problem occurs with the key combination (for example, if the key combination is already assigned to another command), an explanatory message appears just below the Shortcuts box and you may be unable to add or edit the shortcut.
  4. Click Change.

Edit an existing shortcut

  1. From the Commands pop‑up menu, select a command category, select a command from the Commands list, and select a shortcut to change.
  2. Click in the Press Key box, enter a new key combination, and click Change.
    Note: If a problem occurs with the key combination (for example, if the key combination is already assigned to another command), an explanatory message appears just below the Shortcuts box and you may be unable to add or edit the shortcut.

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