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Create custom keyboard shortcuts in Motion

Customizing shortcuts in the Command Editor is easy. Because the default Standard Set includes commands for which no shortcut is defined, you may want to apply a new shortcut to them. Because you cannot modify the Standard Set, you must duplicate that set and then customize the new duplicate set.

Duplicate the active command set

  1. In the top-left corner of the Command Editor in Motion, click the pop-up menu and choose Duplicate.

  2. Enter a name in the dialog, then click OK.

    The new duplicate set is saved and appears as an item at the bottom of the pop-up menu, as well as in the Motion > Command Sets menu (in the menu bar).

Add or modify a keyboard shortcut

After you duplicate a set of assigned keyboard shortcuts, you can modify the key settings to create new or modified shortcuts.

  1. Using the Search field of the Command Editor in Motion, find and select the command you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to.

    Alternatively, you can find the command by browsing through the Command List.

  2. Using your physical keyboard, press the combination of keys you want to use for the command (for example, Option-Shift-T).

    If the key combination is not assigned to a command, the virtual keyboard updates to show the new key assignment. A gray dot appears on a newly assigned key (or keys), and a color is applied if the command belongs to a color-coded command group.

    Note: The keys on the Command Editor keyboard that are shaded with diagonal lines are reserved for macOS system use and can’t be assigned.

    If the key combination is already assigned to a command, Motion displays the current setting, and asks you to confirm the change.

Save a command set

  • Click the Save button in the lower-right corner of the Command Editor in Motion.

    If you close the Command Editor with unsaved changes, Motion asks you to save the set.

Delete a command set

  1. Make sure the set you want to delete is selected as the active set, then click the pop-up menu in the top-right corner of the Command Editor in Motion and choose Delete.

  2. In the dialog that appears, click Delete.

    The set is removed, and the Standard Set becomes the active set of commands.

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