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-Illustrator only supports Hot Keys through Actions, In order to use Hotkeys in PowerScripts will create these actions for you.+Illustrator only supports Hot Keys through Actions which are limited to only the Function Keys. 
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 +PowerScripts will automatically create actions which then run pre-saved scripts that instruct PowerScript which key was pressed. 
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 +The process is:
  
   - Setup your Hot Keys and Quick Keys in PowerScript Preferences   - Setup your Hot Keys and Quick Keys in PowerScript Preferences
-  - Create the required Hot Key script files which are saved to your default Scripts Folder (This only need to be done once) +  - Make sure that the special script files are created, If you see a red warning, press the [Create Scripts] button (This only need to be done once) 
-  - PowerScripts will create actions with the defined hotkeys, These actions will run script files+  - When you click [Save Preferences] the required PowerScripts will create actions with the defined hotkeys
   - Then you press a Hot Key, Illustrator will run a small script, which will send a command to PowerScript telling it which key was pressed   - Then you press a Hot Key, Illustrator will run a small script, which will send a command to PowerScript telling it which key was pressed