Learning about the keyboard layout window – Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual

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Chapter 10

Customizing the Interface

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II

Learning About the Keyboard Layout Window

The Keyboard Layout window allows you to view current keyboard shortcuts, set up
custom keyboard shortcuts, and search for keyboard shortcuts by function or menu item.

To open the Keyboard Layout window, do one of the following:

m

Choose Tools > Keyboard Layout > Customize.

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Press Option-H.

Keyboard Area

The currently selected keyboard layout appears here.

 Icons: Icons appear on each key for commands that are currently assigned to that

key. If you are unfamiliar with the icons, you can always enter a key in the command
list area to view all commands corresponding to that key.

 Tabs: There are tabs at the top of the Keyboard Layout window for each modifier

key or combination of modifier keys, such as No Modifiers, cmd (Command key),
shift (Shift key) and opt (Option key). Click a tab to display the icons for commands
used when a modifier key or combination of modifier keys is pressed along with
another key.

 Lock button: Click to lock and unlock the keyboard layout so you can make and

prevent changes.

 Reset button: Click to reset all keyboard shortcuts to their original default key

combinations.

 Clear button: Click to clear all keyboard shortcuts, so they are blank. Some general

commands cannot be cleared, such as Copy and Paste. For more information, see

Clearing and Restoring Keyboard Layouts

” on page 150.

Magnifying glass icon

This specifies the currently

selected keyboard layout and

input type.

Lock button

An icon for the default

command is shown on

each key.

Keyboard area

Tabs let you choose the

modifier key to use.

Command list area
(shown here by menu
set and function)

Search field

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