Adding a shortcut with the menu
Select the set to which you wish to add the shortcut.
In the " Shortcuts " menu, select the item corresponding to the action type to add.
The shortcut is added below the previous selection.
The parameter window of the shortcut will be displayed.
Adding a shortcut with the clipboard
Before using this feature, place the object you want to use to create a shortcut onto the clipboard.
In the " Edit " menu, select the " Paste " item.
A window will be displayed, with the list of the possible types of action for the object in the clipboard.
Select an action type, and click on the " Add " button.
Adding a shortcut by drag and drop
Drag and drop the object you wish to create a shortcut with, either onto the shortcut list, or onto a set.
A window will be displayed, with the list of the possible types of action for the dropped object.
Select an action type, and click on the " Add " button.
Modifying shortcuts parameters
Double-click on the shortcut you wish to modify, or select the " Modify " item in the contextual menu of the shortcut.
The parameter window will be displayed.
Each shortcut has five standard parameters :
- an icon (not alterable)
- a name
- a keyboard equivalent
- if it's available in Youpi Key menu
- if it's programmed
Depending on the type of action, the name, the keyboard equivalent, and the timer checkbox may or may not be enabled.
The parameters specific to each type of action are displayed on the bottom of its window.
To validate the modifications, click on the " OK " button.
Setting the keyboard equivalent
A keyboard equivalent must have one of these modifiers key :
- Command key
- Control key
- Option (or Alt) key
The same keyboard equivalent may not be used by more than one shortcut in a set.
A keyboard equivalent may be used in another set, except if its for a shortcut in the " Universal " set.
To remove a keyboard equivalent, type the " Delete " or the " Backspace " key.
Programming shortcut execution
When the " Timer " box is checked, you can access the timetable dialog by clicking on the " Set time " button.
You may choose to run the shortcut by :
- daily (type the time)
- weekly (select the days of the week, and type the time)
- monthly (select the days of the month, and type the time)
- before launch of the application corresponding to the shortcuts set
- after launch of the application corresponding to the shortcuts set
- after exiting the application corresponding to the shortcuts set
Select the shortcut you wish to delete.
In the " Edit " menu or in the contextual menu of the shortcut, select the " Clear " item.
A confirmation dialog will be displayed.
Click on the " OK " button to delete the shortcut.
Modifying shortcuts order (in Youpi Key menu)
Shortcuts appear in the menu in the same order they appear in the list.
Select the shortcut whose order you want to modify in the list.
Drag and drop it to its new location.
Modifying a shortcuts owner/application
Select the shortcut whose set you wish to change.
Drag and drop it onto the new set.
Note : You can copy the shortcut instead of changing its location, by keeping the " Option " key pressed during drag.
You can also use the " Cut ", " Copy " and " Paste " items in the " Edit " menu to move a shortcut in the same set, or from one set to another.
It is possible to save a shortcut in a file, to give it to another user.
Click on the shortcut you wish to save, and select the " Export " item in the " Edit " menu.
A standard saving file dialog will be displayed.
To add a shortcut saved in a file, select the set in which you want to put it, and select the " Import " item in the " Edit " menu.
A standard opening file dialog will be displayed.
If a shortcut has the same name as the one you try to import, a dialog will be displayed to confirm the operation.
Note : it is also possible to drop a shortcut file onto the list.