# Keyboard Shortcuts Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA3/2.4/HTML/do_shortcuts_keyboard.html This is grandocs, an unofficial mirror of MA Lighting documentation. For authoritative or safety-relevant information, cite the canonical page on help.malighting.com. --- Keyboard shortcuts allow fast operation of the console and onPC command wings via the (internal) keyboard. Some of these user-editable shortcuts are for general use and override other commands. Others are related to specific windows and pop-ups. The [KeyboardShortcut keyword](/grandma3/2-4/keyword_keyboardshortcut/) is used to edit and list the keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard Shortcuts are part of the user profile. This allows each user or user profile to use their own shortcut definitions within a show file. --- ## Turn the Keyboard Shortcuts on - Tap ShCuts next to the command line or press F10**** on your keyboard. ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_enabled_v2-2-ded7d7.png) _Keyboard shortcuts enabled_ ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_enabled_v1-0-ed8cb6.png)The keyboard shortcuts are turned on (yellow text). --- ## Turn the Keyboard Shortcuts off - Tap ShCuts next to the command line or press F10**** on your keyboard. ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_disabled_v2-2-48f259.png) _Keyboard shortcuts disabled_ The keyboard shortcuts are turned off (white text). | | | | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/tip_gray-639af3.png) | **Hint:** | | | In certain menus and pop-ups where the shortcuts are not relevant, they are switched off and back on automatically. The shortcut icon turns red. | --- ### Shortcut Examples The images show the activated shortcut menu. The menu color can be changed in the [color theme](/grandma3/2-4/ws_colors_color_theme/). The lavender text in the images shows the keyboard shortcuts when ShCuts is enabled. _![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_command_section1_v2-2-31447b.png)_Command section window left_![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_command_section2_v2-2-cbfcc6.png)_Command section window right_![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_playback_controls_v2-2-a49921.png)_Playback controls window__ --- ### Keyboard Shortcuts Window 1. To edit the shortcuts, open the Preferences and Timings window. 2. Tap Keyboard Shortcuts. The Keyboard Shortcuts window opens: ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_edit_keyboard_shortcuts_v2-1-cbb065.png) _Edit Keyboard Shortcuts window_ ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_edit_keyboard_shortcuts_v1-9-d19a8f.png)Add Keyboard Shortcuts  1. To add a new keyboard shortcut at the end of the list, scroll down, tap New KeyboardShortcut, and then tap Insert new Keyboard Shortcut. A new empty cell is generated at the end of the list. 2. Tap and hold or right-click on the empty cell. The **Select Key Code** pop-up opens. ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_keycode_v2-2-6c27d0.png) _Select key code window_ 3. Select the desired key code from the pop-up list. The pop-up closes. 4. To open the Edit Keyboard Shortcut pop-up, tap and hold or right-click on the empty cell in the Shortcut row.\ ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/pop_up_keyboard_shortcuts_edit_v2-1-3adb47.png)\ _Edit Keyboard shortcut pop-up_ 5. To enter the desired shortcut, press the relevant keys. The pop-up closes. As Enter can also be used as a shortcut, it is not possible to close the Edit keyboard shortcut pop-up with Enter. - To confirm the shortcut, tap Ok. - To clear the shortcut, tap None. - To cancel the edit, tap X. 6. If a keyboard shortcut already exists, a warning pop-up appears. Tap Yes to save the new shortcut. ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/popup_keyboard_shortcuts_warning_v2-1_1-d53e08.png) _Warning pop-up_ 7. The new shortcut is added to the list. ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/window_keyboard_shortcuts_finished_v2-1-a9460a.png) _New shortcut is added_   ### Add Executor Index The **Executor Index** column defines the executor that is triggered when executing the corresponding shortcut. The executor will have its shortcut displayed in lavender color in the playbacks control window when ShCuts is enabled. ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/popup_edit_executor_v2-1-60cc3c.png) Executor Index - Calculator ## Edit Existing Keyboard Shortcut 1. To edit an existing shortcut definition, tap and hold the Keyboard Shortcut you want to edit. The Edit keyboard shortcut pop-up opens: ![Update this description text.](/img/grandma3/2-4/popup_edit_shortcut_v2-1_1-0bdc3c.png) _Edit keyboard shortcut pop-up_ 2. Enter the new shortcut. ## Delete Keyboard Shortcuts 1. To select the keyboard shortcut to be deleted, tap the desired shortcut. 2. Tap Delete. 3. The keyboard shortcut is deleted. To undo a deletion, tap Oops.   ## Reset Keyboard Shortcuts to Defaults - To reset the keyboard shortcuts to their defaults, tap Load Defaults. The keyboard shortcuts are reset to their defaults. | | | | ------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/tip_gray-639af3.png) | **Hint:** | | | The Shift keys on the keyboard correspond with the MA keys on the console.  | ## Import / Export Keyboard Shortcuts - To import or export the keyboard shortcuts, tap Import or Export. By default, files will be exported to the relevant folder within the library folder structure, either on the console's local drive or on the onPC station, or on a selected USB drive. For more information about this folder structure, see the [Folder Structure](/grandma3/2-4/fm_folder_structure/) topic. For information about exporting and importing show data using command line syntax without the use of these menus, see the [Export keyword](/grandma3/2-4/keyword_export/) and [Import keyword](/grandma3/2-4/keyword_import/) topics. ####