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Viewing Commands Assigned to
Specific Key Combinations
To see what command a particular key of the keyboard is mapped to, you can click any
combination of modifier and other keys on the virtual keyboard at the top of this window.
The currently selected keys reveal how they’re mapped in the “Active Key” list below.
Selecting keys and modifiers on the virtual keyboard displays their command mapping below
TIP: Starting in DaVinci Resolve 15.2, commands can have multiple keys or key
combinations assigned to them, and number keys on the numeric keypad of an
extended keyboard can be assigned independently from keys at the top of
a keyboard.
Panel-Specific Keyboard Mappings
When customizing keyboard shortcuts, they can be assigned to the “Application” so that
shortcut works identically within every part of the DaVinci Resolve UI that’s applicable, or you
can map a particular keyboard shortcut to do a particular command within a specific panel.
Panel-specific keyboard shortcuts let you use a single key to do different things depending on
which panel has focus; for example, one key can do different things in the Media Pool, the Edit
Timeline, the Metadata Editor, and the Sound Library, to give a few Edit Page examples. This
provides enormous flexibility, but if you go this route, you need to be aware of which panel has
focus. Fortunately, starting in DaVinci Resolve 15.2, focus is indicated by a colored highlight at
the top of each panel.
Keyboard shortcuts can now be mapped to specific panels so that
different panels can use the same shortcut to accomplish different things
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