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To change current keyboard shortcuts or to assign shortcuts to commands that have no shortcuts, you use the Shortcuts tab in the Customize dialog box (Windows) or the Customize Shortcuts dialog box (Macintosh). Although you can assign shortcuts to the Repeat Xtra command, you cannot assign shortcuts to other Xtras.
In addition to the default FreeHand shortcut group, FreeHand provides the default shortcut groups for FreeHand 8, FreeHand 9, and many other applications, including Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Adobe PageMaker (Macintosh), Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh), and Macromedia Director (Macintosh). You can also copy custom shortcut groups from another user’s computer or from another location on your hard disk.
To view and choose from available shortcut groups:
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Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. |
The Customize dialog box (Windows) or the Customize Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box (Macintosh) appears. |
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Shortcuts tab in Customize dialog box (Windows) |
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Customize Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box (Macintosh) |
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Select a shortcut group from the Keyboard Shortcuts Setting pop-up menu. |
To copy a customized shortcut group from one computer to another:
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Select the Shortcuts file, located in the Keyboard folder within the Macromedia/FreeHand/11/English/Settings folder in your user-specific Application Data (Windows) or Application Support (Macintosh) folder. |
Note: The location of your user-specific Application Data or Application Support folder varies depending on your operating system. Refer to your operating system’s documentation for information on locating this folder. |
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Copy the file to the same location within a user folder on another computer. |
The new group’s name appears in the Keyboard Shortcuts Setting pop-up menu. (Windows adds the extension .set to the shortcut group file, but the extension does not appear in the Keyboard Shortcuts Setting menu.) |
To assign a custom shortcut:
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Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. |
The Customize dialog box (Windows) or the Customize Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box (Macintosh) appears. |
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Do one of the following to create a custom shortcut: |
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Select an application from the Keyboard Shortcuts Setting menu. |
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To keep all default FreeHand shortcuts intact and create your own shortcut group, click the Plus (+) button under Keyboard Shortcuts Setting. Navigate to a location, name the file, and click Save. |
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In the Commands list, click the plus (+) sign (Windows) or triangle (Macintosh) to expand the categories. |
The Commands list replicates all FreeHand menus, with some additional features. If the command to which you want to assign a shortcut is not in a FreeHand menu, expand the Tools/Commands category in the Commands list. |
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Click the name of the command to which you want to assign a new shortcut. |
The command description appears under Description. The Current Shortcut Keys text box displays any shortcuts already assigned to the command. A command can have more than one shortcut, but only one appears in the menu. |
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Click in the Press New Shortcut Key text box, then press the key or keys that make up the new shortcut sequence. |
The new shortcut appears in the Press New Shortcut Key text box. Any shortcuts already assigned to the command or keyboard sequence are listed under Currently Assigned To. |
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Select how to assign the shortcut: |
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Select Go to Conflict on Assign to highlight in the Command list the command for a previously assigned keyboard shortcut. |
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Click Assign to assign the new shortcut to the specified command and disable any previous assignment for the shortcut. |
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Repeat steps 4 through 6 to assign additional shortcuts. |
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Click Close to confirm the new shortcut assignments, or click Reset to revert to the previous shortcuts without saving the new shortcuts. |
To remove a shortcut:
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Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts. |
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Expand the Commands list to locate and select the desired command. |
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Select the shortcut you want to delete under Current Shortcut Keys. |
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Click Remove. |
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Click Close or select a new shortcut group to confirm the removal. |
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