About System-Wide Hot-Keys

Standard keyboard shortcuts can normally only be used when the application window has focus. System-wide hot-keys, on the other hand, can be used when you are working in another application, or even when the application is minimized.

Note: System-wide hot-keys take precedence over standard keyboard shortcuts. In other words, if a key is configured as both a standard keyboard shortcut and a system-wide hot-key, then only the hot-key command will be run when the key is pressed.

Options: Hot-Keys

Open the Options dialog and click on the Hot-Keys tab to see the System-Wide Hot-Key Assignment list showing the currently configured hot-keys and which commands they are mapped to. If the list is empty, you will need to add hot-key assignments. From the Hot-Keys tab of Options you can:

• Enable system-wide hot-keys: Tick the checkbox to enable hot-keys. Disable system-wide hot-keys if they are not needed and / or they are interfering with the operation of other programs.
• Add: Click the Add button to create and add a new hot-key. This will open the Add New Hot-Key dialog.
• Change: Click the Change button to modify the selected existing hot-key in the list. This will opens the Change Hot-Key Command dialog.
• Delete: Click the Delete button to delete the selected existing hot-key(s) in the list.
• Set defaults: Reset all hot-keys to the default configuration. (Not available in all applications.)

Add New Hot-Key and Change Hot-Key Command Dialogs

From the Add and Change dialogs you can assign a hot-key and which command it will be mapped to.

• Hot-Key: Click the Change button to select the key. This will open the Press Key dialog.
• Command: Select the command the hot-key will run from the drop-down list.

Press Key Dialog

Press the key or key combination that you want to use as the hot-key. When you release the keys, the Press Key dialog will close and you will see the keys you pressed on the Add or Change Hot-Key Command dialog. Note that the keys you press can be used in conjunction with the modifier keys Shift and / or Ctrl and Alt.