# Assigning Keyboard Shortcuts

When you are working on your Toon Boom Studioanimation, there are many commands that you can access using either toolbar buttons or menu commands.

You can also access many of these commands using keyboard shortcuts. Many of these shortcuts appear next to the command in the menus.

You can create customized keyboard shortcuts for commands that do not have default shortcuts, such as those that are only accessible from contextual menus. You can also edit the default keyboard shortcuts assigned to commands to suit your particular working style.

To assign a command to a keyboard combination:

1. Open the Preferences dialog box. Select Toon Boom Studio > Preferences.

The Preferences dialog box opens.

2. Click the Shortcuts tab.

3. Select the type of command you want to assign from the Category drop-list.

The contents of the Commands list changes depending on what you select from the Category drop-list.

4. Select the command you want to assign from the Commands list.

A description of the selected command appears in the Description panel. If the command you select already has a keyboard shortcut, the keyboard combination appears in the Current Key field.

5. Click the Click and press new key button.

6. Press the keys you want to assign to the command. The buttons you press appear in the Current Key field. If the shortcut keys are already used for another command, that command appears in the Currently assigned to panel.

7. To reset all the keyboard shortcuts to their original shipped settings, click Reset All.

See Also
Customizing Toolbars
Setting up Your Studio Session