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Chapter 3.2.14 Shortcut Keys
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Shortcut Keys is the program that manages the global hotkeys or keyboard shortcuts for Lubuntu.
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.. note::
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The keyboard shortcuts are also managed by Openbox. Refer to Appendix F for more detail.
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Usage
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You can **Modify** a current keyboard shortcut by selecting the shortcut from the keyboard table, clicking the :guilabel:`Modify` button, then clicking on the shortcut button. A countdown will begin during which you should push the **keyboard shortcut combination** you want.
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You can **Remove** a keyboard shortcut by selecting the shortcut from the keyboard table, and clicking the :guilabel:`Remove` button. To swap to shortcut keys you can select two shortcuts with :kbd:`Control+ Left Click` then left click on the :guilabel:`Swap` button.
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You can **Add** a new keyboard shortcut clicking the :guilabel:`Add` button. The shortcut field will be blank, click the :guilabel:`Shortcut` button to start the countdown, then press the **keyboard shortcut combination** you want to assign. Write a short description of what the keyboard shortcut does, for example "start drop down terminal", or "increases screen brightness" in the :guilabel:`Description` field so you know what this shortcut does in the future. To make this execute a terminal command select the :guilabel:`Command` radio button and enter the command.
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To see what previous keyboard shortcuts use their are several columns to see what keyboard shortcuts do. To see what number of each keyboard shortcut look at the :guilabel:`Id` column.
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To close Shortcut Keys press the :kbd:`Escape` key or press the :guilabel:`Close` button.
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Screenshots
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.. image:: shortcut_keys.png
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.. image:: add_key_ex.png
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Version
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Lubuntu ships with version 0.14.1 of Shortcut Keys.
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How to Launch
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To launch Shortcut Keys from the menu :menuselection:`Preferences --> LXQt settings --> Shortcut Keys`. The icon for Shortcut Keys button looks like a keyboard. To launch Shortcut Keys from the command line run
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.. code::
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lxqt-config-globalkeyshortcuts
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