In this section, you can specify hotkeys to perform different actions. To set up hotkeys:
- Select the Options menu and the Settings item.
- Open the Hotkeys section. The window similar to the one shown in Fig. 14.4 will pop
up.
- Select the target action in the table. If necessary, enter action name or hotkey in the Filter
field to filter the action list. The hotkeys specified for the selected action are displayed in
the Key sequence column.
- To modify or set hotkeys:
- change the value in the Key sequence field or
- click the Record button; next, press the key sequence you wish to assign on the
keyboard and to finish, click the Stop recording button.
The entered value will be immediately displayed in the Key sequence column of the
table.
- To delete hotkeys, erase the value in the Key sequence field.
- If the entered hotkeys are already used, a warning similar to the one shown in Fig. 14.5 will be
displayed, and the value in the Key sequence column will be written in red. To see which
action corresponds to this hotkeys, click Show. Do not set the same hotkeys for the actions
performed in one window. If the entered value cannot be set, a warning similar to the one shown
in Fig. 14.6 will be displayed.
- To restore the original value of the hotkeys for the selected action, click the Reset
button.
- To restore the original values of the hotkeys for all actions, click the Reset all button.
- Click OK or Apply to apply the changes or Cancel to cancel the actions.
- In the restart confirmation window, click Yes to restart or No to cancel the restart and
continue working.
The types of hotkeys are described in the following table:
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Hotkey type |
Designation |
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Single
key:
any
key
of
the
alphanumeric
keyboard
or
a
functional
key |
Single
key,
e.g.:
"A"
or
"F5" |
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Group
of
keys:
two
keys
should
be
pressed
simultaneously.
The
first
key
is
Ctrl,
Alt
or
Shift,
the
second
one
is
any
key
of
the
alphanumeric
keyboard
or
a
functional
key |
Two
single
keys
coupled
by
"+",
e.g.:
"Ctrl+S"
or
"Shift+F5" |
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A
sequence
of
several
keys
of
the
alphanumeric
keyboard
or
functional
keys:
keys
should
be
pressed
one
by
one |
Single
keys
or
groups
of
keys,
separated
by
comma,
e.g.:
"A,B,C"
or
"Ctrl+F1,Ctrl+F2" |
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