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===== Hotkeys and Quick Keys Features ===== | ===== Hotkeys and Quick Keys Features ===== | ||
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**Available in version 3.6 onwards** | **Available in version 3.6 onwards** | ||
+ | * Assign actions to run when a key is pressed, such as creating loading a PowerScript, | ||
+ | * Run one or more Illustrator Actions by a single keypress or in conjunction with other PowerScript actions | ||
+ | * Run jsx script files by a keypress | ||
+ | * Assign a function key to show the Quick Key menu (such as F2) | ||
+ | * Assign Quick Keys so you can use any character key on the keyboard | ||
===== How Hotkeys and Quick Keys works ===== | ===== How Hotkeys and Quick Keys works ===== | ||
- | Illustrator only supports Hot Keys through Actions, In order to use Hotkeys in PowerScripts will create | + | Illustrator only supports Hot Keys through Actions |
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+ | PowerScripts will automatically | ||
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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 | + | - Make sure that the special |
- | - PowerScripts will create actions with the defined hotkeys, These actions will run script files | + | - When you click [Save Preferences] the required |
- 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 | ||