9.5

Key Commands
Key commands are assigned to most of main menus and functions in Cubase. They are stored as
global Cubase preferences that are used for all your projects.
You can view and add key commands in the Key Commands dialog. Key command assignments
are also shown in the tooltips.
Tooltips that show an exclamation mark at the end have no key command assigned yet.
You can save key commands settings as a key commands file, which is stored separately and
can be imported into any project. This way you can quickly and easily recall customized settings,
when moving projects between different computers, for example. The settings are saved in an
XML file on the hard disk.
RELATED LINKS
Saving Key Commands Presets on page 607
Adding Key Commands
You can add key commands in the Key Commands dialog.
PROCEDURE
1. Select File> Key Commands.
2. Do one of the following:
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In the Commands list, click the plus sign to open a category folder, and select the
function to which you want to assign a key command.
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In the search field, enter the name of the function to which you want to assign a key
command.
Assigned key commands are shown in the Keys column as well as in the Keys section to
the right.
3. Click the Type in Key field and press the keys you want to use as a key command.
You can press individual keys or a combination of one or several modifier keys (Alt, Ctrl/
Cmd, Shift) plus any key.
4. Click Assign.
The key command is shown in the Keys section.
5. Click OK.
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