Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Animate > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh).
Last updated on
May 24, 2023
Copy the current shortcut set to clipboard
Click the Copy to Clipboard button. You can then paste
the keyboard shortcut set in any text editor for reference or printing.
Create and modify custom keyboard shortcuts
You can create and modify keyboard shortcuts in Animate.
Customize keyboard shortcuts
Select (Windows) Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts or (Macintosh) Animate > Keyboard Shortcuts .
The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box appears.
Use the following options to add, delete, or edit keyboard
shortcuts:
Keyboard Layout Presets
Lets you choose a preset of predetermined shortcuts from the drop-down, or any custom set you may have defined.
Search
Lets you search for any command whose shortcut you want to set or modify. Alternatively, you may drill-down the command within the tree view of commands.
Match Case
Lets you perform a case-sensitive search of the command.
Add
Adds a new shortcut to the selected command. To add a new keyboard shortcut for the selected command, click Add and enter a new key combination. Each command can one keyboard shortcut each; if a shortcut is already assigned to a command, the Add button is disabled.
Undo
Undo the last set shortcut for a command.
Copy to clipboard
Copy the entire list of keyboard shortcuts to clipboard of your Operating System.
Go To Conflict
Navigates to conflicting command. In case of a conflict when setting up a shortcut, a warning message is displayed.
Save shortcuts to a preset
Save the entire set of shortcuts to a preset. Preets can then be selected from the Keyboard Layout Presets drop-down.
Delete Shortcut
Deletes a selected shortcut.
You cannot use single keys such as delete or page up, ones that are pre-defined for some generic tasks such as deleting content, page scrolling, etc.
Click OK.
Remove a shortcut from a command
From the Commands pop‑up menu, select
a command category, select a command from the Commands list.
Click the X mark beside the shortcut.
Add a shortcut to a command
From the Commands pop‑up menu, select
a command category and select a command.
Click the Add button.
Press a key combination.
If a conflict occurs with the key combination (for example, if the key combination is already assigned to another command), an explanatory message appears just below the Commands list. Click the Go To Conflict button to quickly navigate to the conflicting command, and change the shortcut.
Click Ok.
Edit an existing shortcut
From the Commands pop‑up menu, select
a command category, select a command from the Commands list.
Double-click the shortcut.
Press a new key combination.
If a conflict occurs with the key combination (for example, if the key combination is already assigned to another command), an explanatory message appears just below the Commands list. Click the Go To Conflict button to quickly navigate to the conflicting command, and change the shortcut.
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