![]() | Create or delete a keyboard shortcut |
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You can create a keyboard shortcut to help you quickly do a task. However, if the keyboard shortcut conflicts with a default Mac OS X keyboard shortcut, it will not work unless you turn off the Mac OS X keyboard shortcut.
Do any of the following:
![]() | Create a keyboard shortcut for a task |
On the Tools menu, click Customize Keyboard.
In the Categories list, click a menu name.
In the Commands list, click the task that you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to.
Any keyboard shortcuts that are currently assigned to the selected task appear in the Current keys box.
![]() | Tip If you prefer to use a different keyboard shortcut, add another shortcut to the list, and then use it instead. |
In the Press new keyboard shortcut box, type a key combination that includes at least one modifier key (⌘, CONTROL, OPTION, SHIFT) and an additional key, such as ⌘+OPTION+F11.
If you type a keyboard shortcut that is already assigned, the action assigned to that key combination appears next to Currently assigned to.
Click Assign.
![]() | Notes |
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![]() | Delete a keyboard shortcut for a task |
On the Tools menu, click Customize Keyboard.
In the Categories list, click a menu name.
In the Commands list, click the task that you want to delete a keyboard shortcut from.
In the Current keys box, click the keyboard shortcut that you want to delete, and then click Remove.
![]() | Create a keyboard shortcut to insert a symbol |
You can create a keyboard shortcut for a symbol, such as the telephone symbol from the Zapf Dingbats font ( ). For example, to create a keyboard shortcut to insert the telephone symbol, you could assign
COMMAND+OPTION+SHIFT+T.
On the Insert menu, click Symbol.
Click the tab with the symbol or special character that you want.
If it is necessary, select a font on the Font pop-up menu.
Click the symbol or character that you want.
Click Keyboard Shortcut.
In the Press new keyboard shortcut box, type a key combination that includes at least one modifier key (⌘, CONTROL, OPTION, SHIFT) and an additional key, such as ⌘+OPTION+F11.
If you type a keyboard shortcut that is already assigned, the action assigned to that key combination appears next to Currently assigned to.
Click Assign.
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![]() | Delete a keyboard shortcut to insert a symbol |
On the Insert menu, click Symbol.
Click the symbol or character that you want to delete a keyboard shortcut from.
Click Keyboard Shortcut.
In the Current keys box, click the keyboard shortcut that you want to delete, and then click Remove.
![]() | Reset all keyboard shortcuts |
On the Tools menu, click Customize Keyboard.
To restore keyboard shortcuts to their original state, click Reset All, and then in the confirmation message, click Yes.
![]() | Note Keyboard shortcuts for tasks are reset. |
![]() | Turn off a Mac OS X keyboard shortcut |
To use a keyboard shortcut that is the same as a default Mac OS X keyboard shortcut, you must first turn off that Mac OS X keyboard shortcut.
On the Apple menu, click System Preferences.
Under Hardware, click Keyboard, and then click the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
For the keyboard shortcut that you want to turn off, clear the check box.