To Assign A Custom Shortcut - MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11 Use Manual

To copy a customized shortcut group from one computer to another:
Select the Shortcuts file, located in the Keyboard folder within the Macromedia/FreeHand/11/
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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.
Copy the file to the same location within a user folder on another computer.
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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:

Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.
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The Customize dialog box (Windows) or the Customize Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box
(Macintosh) appears.
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.
In the Commands list, click the plus (+) sign (Windows) or triangle (Macintosh) to expand the
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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.
Click the name of the command to which you want to assign a new shortcut.
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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.
Click in the Press New Shortcut Key text box, then press the key or keys that make up the new
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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.
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.
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
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shortcuts without saving the new shortcuts.
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