Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Customizing keyboard shortcuts

Customizing keyboard shortcuts

You can view existing keyboard shortcuts, assign a keyboard shortcut to menu commands, bound scripts, and tools, and even modify keyboard shortcuts.

To view the default keyboard shortcut

Edit tab

Manage tab

1 Choose Help

Keyboard Map.

The Help Keyboard dialog box appears.

2 In the Category drop-list, select a category.

Note: PaintShop Pro groups related commands into categories. For example, if you pick the File category, all the commands in the file menu are displayed. To list all commands at once, choose All Commands.

The commands and their shortcut keys are displayed in the list, sorted by command name. Click any column heading (Command, Keys, or Description) to sort alphabetically by that column.

You can print the list of the current category of shortcut keys by clicking the Print button on the toolbar of the Keyboard Map dialog box. You can also copy information about commands to the Clipboard by selecting information on the Keyboard Map and then clicking the Copy button.

To assign a keyboard shortcut

Edit tab

1 Choose View

Customize.

The Customize dialog box appears.

2 Click the Keyboard tab.

3 In the Category drop-list, select a category.

4 In the Commands list, select a command name.

The description of the command and any assigned shortcut keys are displayed.

5 Click in the Press New Shortcut Key field.

6 Press the new keyboard shortcut you want to assign to the command.

The shortcut appears in the Press New Shortcut Key field. If the shortcut is already assigned to another command, a message is displayed above the field.

7 Click Assign.

8 Assign more shortcut keys, or click Close.

To modify a keyboard shortcut

Edit tab

1 Choose View

Customize.

The Customize dialog box appears.

2 Click the Keyboard tab.

3 In the Category drop-list, choose the menu associated with the command, script, or tool for which you want to modify the keyboard shortcut.

4 In the Commands list, click the item for which you want to modify the keyboard shortcut.

5 In the Current Keys field, click the shortcut.

6 Click Remove.

7 Click inside the Press New Shortcut Key field so the cursor is blinking, and press the keyboard keys you want to assign as the new shortcut.

If the keyboard combination you entered is already assigned, a message is displayed above this field. If the keyboard combination is not assigned, "Assigned to: [Unassigned]" is displayed above the field.

8 Click Assign.

9 Click Close.