Hotkeys are special key combinations that choose tools or perform menu commands. You can get a complete listing of all the hotkeys in the hotkey editor.

To use hotkeys

1. On the Preferences menu, click Interface and choose Hotkeys/Menu Editor.

   The hotkey editor appears.

   

   • Alias’s option windows use a hierarchy similar to that of the File Lister: options are organized into hierarchical sections that can be collapsed and expanded.
2. In the Menu section, click the Layouts subsection title to expand it.

   

   Click to open a Section Heading.

   You can see the hotkey for the User windows item, as well as text fields for defining other hotkeys.

   You can define your own hotkeys, if you want. For the most part, you will not use hotkeys in these lessons.

   If you are new to Autodesk Alias products, we recommend that you spend some time working with the product before you define hotkeys, so you can learn which commands you use frequently enough to need a hotkey.

3. Click the close box to close the hotkey editor.