Customize Keyboard
Customizes the keyboard by specifying shortcut keys.
To customize shortcut keys:
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With a document open, click Tools, Customize, or right-click in the window border and select Customize.
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On the Keyboard tab, customize the shortcuts as described below, then click OK.
Display and Document the Shortcuts
Category. Display All Commands, one of the main menus, or Others. Others includes orientations, FeatureManager design tree commands, relations, etc. Customized macros appear in Macros.
Show only commands with shortcuts assigned. Displays the commands within the selected category that have shortcuts assigned.
Search for. Filters the Command field as you type.
Print List. Click to open the Microsoft Print Setup dialog box and print the selected list with columns for Category, Command, and Shortcut(s).
Copy List. Click to copy the selected list to the clipboard so you can paste it into documents such as Word or Excel.
Reset to Defaults. Returns keyboard options to the system defaults.
Assign Shortcuts
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Select a command.
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Press a key or key combination.
If a shortcut key is already assigned, a message informs you. If you choose to use the shortcut for the new command, it is removed from the old command.
Letters are shown in uppercase. For example, if you hold down Ctrl and press m, Ctrl+M is displayed. If you hold down Ctrl and press Shift and m, Ctrl+Shift+M is displayed.
When executing keyboard shortcuts, Caps Lock does not imply Shift and does not affect the shortcuts.
You can assign a keyboard shortcut for the Escape command so that a second key or key combination invokes the command in the same way as the Esc key. This assignment does not remove the behavior of the Esc key itself. Assigning a keyboard shortcut for the Escape command on the right side of the keyboard might be useful, for example, if you use your left hand to control the mouse.
Recommendation: Choose one of the function keys (F1 thru F12) as these keys will work even if a text field of a dialog has focus. The SolidWorks software interprets other keystrokes as text entry when a text field has focus, so other keys will not dismiss the dialog.
Remove Shortcuts
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To remove a shortcut, select its command and click Remove Shortcut.
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To reset all shortcuts to the system defaults, click Reset to Defaults.
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To abandon current changes, click Cancel.