How to Set Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
Part 1 of 2:
Creating Keyboard Shortcuts
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Click the Apple menu. -
Click System Preferences. -
Click Keyboard. -
Click the Shortcuts tab. -
Click a category in the left frame. -
Click the command you want to set a shortcut for. -
Click the checkbox to enable it if its disabled. -
Click the current shortcut. -
Press your new shortcut key or keys.
Part 2 of 2:
Creating App Shortcuts
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Click the App Shortcuts option in the Shortcuts tab. You can create custom shortcuts for app menu bar items. You cannot create shortcuts to launch apps. -
Click the + button. -
Click the Application menu. -
Click the application you want to create a shortcut for. -
Type the full menu structure for the command. For example, to create a shortcut in TextEdit for the Outline command, you would type Format->Font->Outline.- You must include any punctuation. For example, if the command is "Export PDF..." you must type Export PDF....
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Click the Keyboard Shortcut field. -
Press the key or keys you want to assign. The shortcut must be unique in order to work. -
Click Add.
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