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Work with keystroke shortcuts

Find out to create or change, view, print, unassign, disable, and restore keystroke shortcuts in Connexion client.

Create a keystroke shortcut

  1. Navigate to Tools > Keymaps. The Keymaps window opens.
  2. Select the keymap file you want to view from the Select Keymap File drop-down list.
  3. In the Display Commands for Category area, select the button next to the category you want to view.
    • Menu Item
    • Macro
    • Character
    • Text
    Macros and text strings are not pre-assigned
    • You can create custom macros to automate routine tasks. See Use Connexion client macros for more information.
    • Connexion client provides some macros, including Dewey Cutter macros (FourFig, Sanborn) and the NACO macro (OCLC > GenerateAuthorityRecord).
    • The client does not pre-assign keystroke shortcuts for running any macros.
    • To save time, you can assign keystrokes to run macros. Otherwise, to run a macro:
      1. Navigate to Tools > Macros > Manage.
      2. Select a macro.
      3. Click Run.
    • You also have the option to create text strings for frequently used data. To insert text strings, you must assign a keystroke or a user tool. See Create custom text strings and Assign custom user tools for more information.
  4. In the corresponding list labeled Menu Items, Macros, Characters, or Text, click an item to highlight it.
    • If the item has a keystroke, it displays in the Current Shortcut Keys box.
    • If the assigned keystroke is a default, it is labeled App default.
  5. To assign an additional, alternative shortcut key to an item that has a key assignment:
    1. In the Press New Shortcut Key text box, select the keys you want to assign.
    2. Click Assign.
  6. When finished, perform one of the following actions:
    1. Click OK or press <Enter> to apply your changes and close the Keymaps window.
    2. Click Cancel to cancel changes without closing the window.

After you create a keystroke shortcut:

  • The new shortcut works in addition to the previously assigned key.
  • The Current Shortcut Keys box in the Keymaps window displays both the new shortcut key and the previous one.
  • If the previous key assignment was a default key, it is labeled App default.
  • Because the previous keystroke is still active, it remains on the menus next to the appropriate command after you close and re-open the client.

Change a keystroke shortcut

  1. Navigate to Tools > Keymaps. The Keymaps window opens.
  2. Select the keymap file you want to view from the Select Keymap File drop-down list.
  3. In the Display Commands for Category area, select the button next to the category you want to view.
    • Menu Item
    • Macro
    • Character
    • Text
    Macros and text strings are not pre-assigned
    • You can create custom macros to automate routine tasks. See Use Connexion client macros for more information.
    • Connexion client provides some macros, including Dewey Cutter macros (FourFig, Sanborn) and the NACO macro (OCLC > GenerateAuthorityRecord).
    • The client does not pre-assign keystroke shortcuts for running any macros.
    • To save time, you can assign keystrokes to run macros. Otherwise, to run a macro:
      1. Navigate to Tools > Macros > Manage.
      2. Select a macro.
      3. Click Run.
    • You also have the option to create text strings for frequently used data. To insert text strings, you must assign a keystroke or a user tool. See Create custom text strings and Assign custom user tools for more information.
  4. In the corresponding list labeled Menu Items, Macros, Characters, or Text, click an item to highlight it.
    • If the item has a keystroke, it displays in the Current Shortcut Keys box.
    • If the assigned keystroke is a default, it is labeled App default.
  5. To assign a new shortcut key to replace an existing key assignment:
    1. Click Unassign.
    2. In the Press New Shortcut Key text box, select the keys you want to assign.
    3. Click Assign.
  6. When finished, perform one of the following actions:
    1. Click OK or press <Enter> to apply your changes and close the Keymaps window.
    2. Click Cancel to cancel changes without closing the window.

After you change a keystroke shortcut:

  • The new shortcut replaces the previous key assignment.
  • The Current Shortcut Keys box in the Keymaps window displays the new shortcut key.
  • If the item had a default key assignment, it is also displayed and labeled Disabled.
  • New keystrokes you assign to menu commands appear on the menus next to the appropriate command after you close and re-open the client.

Restore a single default keystroke assignment

  1. Select your reassigned key in the Current Shortcut Keys box.
  2. Click Unassign.
  3. Select the disabled default key.
  4. Click Assign.

View or print key assignments

Keystroke shortcuts are displayed as a quick reminder next to the corresponding commands on the client menus. Example: File > Logon displays the default keystroke shortcut Ctrl+F1.

If you change the shortcut for the Log On command, the new keystrokes you assign appear next to the command on the menu.

You can view or print a list of only the keystrokes you assigned, or you can view, copy, or print all keystroke assignments.

View or print only key assignments

To view or print only key assignments you customized in a keymap file:

  1. Navigate to Tools > Keymaps. The Keymaps window opens.
  2. Select the keymap file you want to view from the Select Keymap File drop-down list.
  3. Click List All. The User-Defined Shortcut Keys window displays only key assignments you created.
  4. (Optional) Click Print to print the list.
  5. Click Close to close the User-Defined Shortcut Keys window.

View, copy, or print a list of all key assignments

To view, copy, or print a list of all key assignments in a keymap file:

  1. Navigate to View > Assigned Keys. The Assigned Keys window opens, listing each keystroke combination, its source by file name, and a definition of its function. The list is sorted alphabetically by keystroke combination.
  2. (Optional)
    • Click a column heading to re-sort the list.
      • Keystroke (default)
      • Source
      • Definition
    • Click Print to print the list.
    • Click Copy to Clipboard to create a customized list. You can paste the list into a word-processor file to edit as needed.
  3. Click Close or press <Enter> to close the Assigned Keys window.

Unassign a keystroke shortcut

  • Default keystroke shortcuts are labeled (App default) in lists of keystrokes. The Current Shortcut Keys box for menu items and characters can be accessed in Tools > Keymaps. The Assigned Keys window can be accessed in View > Assigned Keys.
  • The client keeps these key assignments so that you can always Reset them to the program defaults.
  • You can disable any keystroke, including an assigned default keystroke, using the Unassign button in the Keymaps window.
  • If an item has both a default and a custom keystroke shortcut, both display in the Current Shortcut Keys box for the item. The custom keystroke always overrides the default and appears next to the equivalent command on the menu.

 

  1. Navigate to Tools > Keymaps. The Keymaps window opens.
  2. Select the keymap file you want to work with in the Display Commands for Category area.
  3. Select the shortcut for the item in the Current Shortcut Keys box. The Unassign button becomes available and then click Unassign.
  4. Click Yes to confirm or No to cancel.
    • If you unassigned a custom keystroke, the client removes the keystroke from the Current Shortcut Keys box.
    • If you unassigned a client default keystroke, the client labels the keystroke (disabled).
  5. Click OK or press <Enter> to close the Keymaps window.

Disable default keystrokes

To disable all default keystroke assignments:

  1. Navigate to Tools > Keymaps.
  2. Select the Disable Application Default Shortcuts checkbox.

Restore default key assignments

Reset all keystroke assignments

To reset all keystroke assignments to the original client keystrokes:

  1. Navigate to Tools > Keymaps. The Keymaps window opens.
  2. Select the keymap file you want to reset in the Select Keymap File list.
  3. Click Reset > Yes to confirm. The client clears keystrokes you assigned, and the default key assignments are reinstated.
  4. Click OK or press <Enter> to close the Keymaps window.

Reset a single keystroke assignment

To reset a single keystroke assignment to the original client keystroke:

  1. Navigate to Tools > Keymaps. The Keymaps window opens.
  2. Select the keymap file containing the key you want to reset in the Select Keymap File list.
  3. Select the category and item you want to reset.
  4. Select the reassigned key in the Current Shortcut Keys box and then click Unassign.
  5. Click Yes to confirm or No to cancel.
  6. Select the disabled default key and then click Assign.
  7. Click OK or press <Enter> to close the Keymaps window. The display of the assigned keystroke next to the menu command reverts to the default once you close and re-open the client.