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Key commands
Loading earlier key commands settings
If you have saved key commands settings with an earlier
program version, it is possible to use them in this Cubase
version, by using the “Import Key Command File” function,
which lets you load and apply saved key commands or
macros:
1. Open the Key Commands dialog.
2. Click the “Import Key Command File” button to the
right of the Presets pop-up menu.
A standard file dialog opens.
3. In the file dialog, use the “Files of type” pop-up menu
to specify if you want to import a key commands file
(“.key”) or a macro commands file (extension “.mac”).
When you have imported an older file, you might want to save it as a pre-
set (see above) to be able to access it from the Presets pop-up menu in
the future.
4. Navigate to the file you want to import and click “Open”.
The file is imported.
5. Click OK to exit the Key Commands dialog and apply
the imported settings.
The settings in the loaded key commands file or macros file now replace
the current settings.
About the “Reset” and “Reset All” functions
These two buttons in the Key Commands dialog will both
restore the default settings. The following rules apply:
• “Reset” will restore the default key command setting for
the function selected in the Commands list.
• “Reset All” will restore the default key commands for all
commands.
Setting up tool modifier keys
A tool modifier key is a key you can press to get an alter-
nate function when using a tool. For example, clicking and
dragging an event with the Arrow tool normally moves it –
holding down a modifier key (by default [Alt]/[Option])
while dragging will copy it instead.
The default assignments for tool modifier keys can be
found in the Preferences dialog (Editing–Tool Modifiers
page). Here, you can also edit them:
1. Open the Preferences dialog and select the Editing–
Tool Modifiers page.
2. Select an option in the Categories list, and locate the
action for which you want to edit the modifier key.
For example, the “Copy” action mentioned above resides in the category
“Drag & Drop”.
3. Select the action in the Action list.
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Note that the “Reset All” operation will cause any
changes made to the default key commands to be
lost! If you want to be able to revert to these settings
again, make sure to save them first!