The Keyboard Shortcuts preferences page is accessed by selecting Options, followed by Preferences and finally User Interface from the main menu bar. Then click on the Keyboard tab at the top of the preferences dialog.
This page enables you to setup your keyboard shortcuts. Every tool in Magellan Explorer may be given a user specified, unique keyboard shortcut.
Tools and functions
To assign a shortcut to a tool begin by locating the tool in the tree view on the left. The tools are arranged into several sections to make finding them easier. Make sure the tool you wish to configure is selected. Next click inside the hotkey box below the tree view. A blinking cursor will appear in the box, indicating the focus.
Now you can press the keyboard combination you would like to set as a shortcut. To assign e.g. CTRL+A to the selected tool you first press and hold down the CTRL key followed by the letter A on your keyboard, then release both simultaneously. The string CTRL+A should be displayed in the hotkey box.
Note: Certain hotkey combinations cannot be input into the hotkey box and can hence not be used.
Special keys and functions
The other check boxes enables you to assign keyboard shortcuts that the hotkey box won't accept and also assign them to some other special functions that are not available as tools.
The space bar may have three different functions assigned to it, Folder Size, changing of active folder window or toggling of the active keyboard selection entry.