Changing Keyboard Shortcut Sets - MACROMEDIA FIREWORKS MX 2004-USING FIREWORKS Use Manual

Restoring preferences
You can restore preferences to their original settings by deleting the preferences file. The first time
Fireworks is launched after the preferences file has been deleted, a new preferences file is created,
restoring Fireworks to its original configuration.
To restore default preferences:
Quit Fireworks.
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Locate the Fireworks MX 2004 Preferences file on your hard disk and delete it.
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The exact location of this file varies from system to system. For more information, see
"Location of the Fireworks preferences file" on page
Restart Fireworks.
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Changing keyboard shortcut sets

Fireworks lets you use keyboard shortcuts to choose menu commands, choose tools from the
Tools panel, and speed up miscellaneous tasks that do not exist as menu commands. Using
shortcuts increases your productivity by allowing you to perform simple actions quickly. If you are
accustomed to using shortcuts from other applications such as FreeHand, Illustrator, Photoshop,
or products that use the Macromedia standard, you can switch to the shortcut set you prefer.
To change the current shortcut set:
Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Fireworks > Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh)
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to open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box.
Select the shortcut set you prefer from the Current Set pop-up menu and click OK.
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Creating custom and secondary shortcuts
You can create your own custom keyboard shortcuts, and you can create secondary shortcuts if
you need to have several different ways to perform an action. A custom shortcut set is always
based on a preinstalled set.
Note: In Fireworks, shortcuts to tools cannot include modifier keys: Control, Shift, and Alt (Windows)
or Command, Shift, Option, and Control (Macintosh). Tool shortcuts consist of a single letter or
number key.
To create a custom or secondary shortcut for a menu command, tool, or miscellaneous
action:
Choose Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts to open the Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box.
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Click the Duplicate Set button.
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Enter a name for the custom set in the Duplicate Set dialog box and click OK.
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The name of the new custom menu appears in the Current Set text box.
Choose the appropriate shortcut category from the Commands list:
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Menu Commands
menu bar.
creates a custom shortcut for any tool on the Tools panel.
Tools
Miscellaneous
Once selected, all possible shortcuts in the particular category appear in the Commands
scroll list.
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creates a custom shortcut for any command accessed through the
creates a custom shortcut for a range of predefined actions.
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