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SettingsResolve a shortcut that another command already uses
Decide whether to move a key from one command to another, and fix two commands that share a key.
Before you start
- The Keyboard shortcuts tab is open.
Steps
If you add a key the same command already has, the row says that key is already a shortcut for that command, for example Ctrl+K is already a shortcut for Search. Press a different key.
Nothing changes. A key can only be listed once on a command.
If you add a key that a different command uses, a dialog asks whether to move it. Read it, then click Move it here.
The picture shows Ctrl+K is already used. It says Ctrl+K runs Search, asks Move it to Save now?, and promises that Search will keep any other shortcuts and its on-screen route. Cancel keeps things as they were. OpenFrame never takes a key from another command silently.
Look at the table after the move.
A message says Shortcuts updated. The key now sits on the new command, and the command that lost it shows the change in its CURRENT column. In the picture Search has no key left and shows the Add button.
If two commands end up sharing a key, a yellow banner appears above the filter box. Change one of them.
The banner reads: Some shortcuts are used by two commands. Change one of them below; until then the first command in the list wins. The CONFLICT column of both rows says Also used by and the other command's name. Remove the key from one row, or press a different key for it.
If you click Restore default on a command whose default key another command now holds, a dialog asks first. Click Restore and move to give the key back.
The picture says Ctrl+K is now used by Save now. Restoring gives it back to Search. Cancel leaves both commands as they are.
What you get
Each key runs one command, and you chose which.
Watch out for
- While two commands share a key, only the first one in the list runs. Fix the conflict so you get the command you expect.