Managing shortcut keys

Wordfast Pro 3 includes a number of shortcut keys that help you quickly complete common tasks. You can also modify and create new shortcut keys. Find below the procedures for the following tasks:

Viewing shortcut keys

To view shortcut keys:

  1. Open Wordfast Pro 3 and click .
    The TXML perspective appears.

  2. Click Help > Shortcut List... or press Ctrl+Shift+L. A list of actions and shortcut keys appear.
    The default short cut keys for Windows are as follows:


    The default shortcut keys for OSX are as follows:

Modifying shortcut key schemes

To view or modify shortcut key schemes:

  1. Open Wordfast Pro 3 and click .
    The TXML perspective appears.

  2. Click Edit > Preferences.
    The Preferences (Filtered) screen appears.

  3. Click General > Shortcut Keys.
    The Shortcut Keys option appears.


     

  4. Select a Scheme from the drop down list.


    Note    : You can change the shortcut key scheme to Emacs, SDLX, Trados, Wordfast, or Wordfast Classic. You can also create a default scheme of your own.

Modifying shortcut keys

To modify a shortcut keys:

  1. Follow step 1 and 3 from Modifying shortcut key schemes.
    The Keys option appears.


     

  2. Left-click and select a Command.

  3. To copy the command, click Copy Command.

  4. To remove the existing binding, click Unbind Command if the shortcut key is bound.

  5. To restore the binding, click Restore Command.
    The shortcut key is modified.

Creating shortcut keys

To create a new shortcut key:

  1. Follow step 1 and 3 from Modifying shortcut key schemes.
    The commands appear.

  2. Left-click and select a command.

  3. Enter a Description. (Optional).

  4. Place the cursor in the Binding field and press a sequence of keys.
    A new shortcut key is created.