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674 Integrated key shortcut utility

Key press

Once you've selected a command in the Commands list, assigning a shortcut key to it is
easy. Simply press the key combination that you wish to use for the selected command.
The keypress you choose will then appear in the Keypress field on the Shortcuts Tool
dialog. Note that if the selected command already had a shortcut shown in the
Commands list, that shor-cut is replaced by your new keypress.

If you want to add an additional shortcut, first use the ADD SHORTCUT button under the
Commands list as described in the Commands section above.

Pressing the CLEAR button below the Keypress field removes the shortcut for the
selected command and clears the Keypress field.
After entering a new keypress, check the CLASHES list which is shown below the
Keypress field.

Clashes

A keypress can be used as a shortcut for one command only. If the keypress you chose
for a command shortcut is already assigned to another command, the CLASHES list will
show you this and will allow you to quickly resolve the clash.

If there is more than one command currently associated with the keypress shown in the
Keypress field, the Clashes list shows you all the commands that are currently assigned
to it. You need to remove all but one of the shortcut assignments for the keypress so that
only one command is associated with it.

To do this simply select one of the clashing assignments shown in the Clashes list and
then press the REMOVE CLASH button below it to remove the shortcut assignment.

Once only two assignments are shown in the Clashes list, deleting one of them will leave
you with an empty Clashes list, because there is then only one assignment for the
keypress and so there are no longer any clashes.
Alternatively you may wish to change the shortcut associated with one of the clashing
commands. To do this, select the shortcut in the Clashes list and click the EDIT CLASH
button below it. This automatically locates the command and selects it in the Commands
list on the left, ready for you to define a new keypress for it. Once it's selected, enter the
keypress that you want to use for that command and once again resolve any clashes
shown in the Clashes list.

Once the Clashes list is empty, your new keypress is defined as a shortcut. You can then
either select other commands to which you want to assign shortcuts or commit your
shortcuts changes by pressing OK. You don't need to keep track of all the clashes as you
change shortcuts because when you click OK to commit your changes a check is done to
make sure no clashes remain.