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To quickly reassign the keyboard shortcuts for a command:

1 Choose Tools > Keyboard Layout > Customize.

The Keyboard Layout window appears.

2 In the keyboard area, drag the icon for a command from the current key to the new key.

If you drag an icon to a key that already has a command assigned to it, the new

command takes precedence and the previous command no longer has a keyboard

shortcut assigned to it.

You can also delete the keyboard shortcut for a command in the Keyboard Layout

window. This is useful if you only want to delete keyboard shortcuts for individual

commands and not the entire keyboard layout.

To delete the keyboard shortcut for a command:

1 Choose Tools > Keyboard Layout > Customize.

The Keyboard Layout window appears.

2 In the keyboard area, drag the icon for a command out of the Keyboard Layout window.

For more information on clearing all keyboard shortcuts, see “Clearing and Restoring

Keyboard Layouts” on page 150.

Avoiding Keyboard Shortcut Conflicts

Certain keyboard shortcuts may not work in certain Final Cut Pro windows. For example,

suppose you press an alphanumeric key, such as J, K, or L in the Browser. In this case, the

first clip beginning with the character you pressed is selected (clips named Jacob, Katy, or

Larry, respectively). This is the default behavior of the Browser, and keyboard shortcuts

cannot bypass this feature. However, in the Viewer or Canvas, pressing J, K, or L activates

the transport controls (reverse, pause, and forward, respectively). When you assign

keyboard shortcuts, consider which windows you intend to use them in. To make sure

your custom keyboard assignment works as expected, try adding one or two modifier

keys to your custom keyboard shortcut. These key combinations are less likely to be used

by the built-in features of the windows.

Keyboard Shortcut Conflicts with Mac OS X

Keyboard shortcuts assigned by Mac OS X are unavailable in Final Cut Pro. These

keyboard shortcuts, such as Command-M (for minimizing a window) appear red in the

Keyboard Layout window of Final Cut Pro. Optional keyboard shortcuts, such as those

assigned to Exposé or Dashboard (in Mac OS X 10.4), also override keyboard shortcuts

assigned in Final Cut Pro. To solve this problem, you can either adjust the keyboard

shortcuts for Exposé or change the conflicting keyboard shortcuts in the Final Cut Pro

Keyboard Layout window. For more information, see Mac Help.

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