Shortcut Keys

Shortcut keys are combinations of keyboard keys that, when pressed, choose a menu command without displaying the menu. For example, the shortcut key for the Paste command on the Edit menu (Figure 8) is . Pressing this key combination chooses the command.

Tips

  • All shortcut keys use at least one of the following modifier keys:

    Key NameKeyboard Key
    Command
    Shift
    Option
    Control

  • A menu command's shortcut key is displayed to its right on the ...

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