Assigning Hot Keys to Buttons

Hot keys can be assigned to any of the following button components by modifying the Key Binding property in the Properties Editor palette:

To assign a hot key to a button:

Open the System > Form Elements folder of the Component Library palette.
To add a ToolbarButton component, open the System > Menus and Toolbars folder.
Drag and drop a Button component onto your application.
Select the Button component in the Live Component view of the work area or the Component Hierarchy palette.
Modify the Key Binding property as follows:
1. Open the Property Editor palette and click in the Key Binding value field.
2. Type in a hot key, such as ctrl+shift+enter. It's recommend that you test the hot key before assigning it to be sure it's not already used.

To test the hot key:

Click anywhere in the Live Component view of the work area to give focus to your application.
Don't click the button as this will activate it.
Press ctrl+shift+enter on the keyboard to test the button functionality.

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