1. Click a tab in the middle of the dialog to indicate the type of command you want to assign to a keyboard shortcut.

  2. Select a command in the list.

Sound Forge Pro tip Customizing Keyboard ShortcutsYou can type a word in the Show commands containing box to filter the list of commands to display only commands that contain the word you typed.

  1. Click the Shortcut keys box and press the key combination you want to assign to the selected command.

  2. Click the Add button to assign the key combination in the Shortcut keys box to the selected command.

Click the Save as button and type a name to save your current keyboard shortcuts to an .ini file in the following folder:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Application Data\Sony\Sound Forge Pro\10.0 if you’re using Windows XP.

  • C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Sony\Sound Forge Pro\10.0  if you’re using Windows Vista.

Sound Forge Pro note Customizing Keyboard ShortcutsThe Application Data folder is not visible unless the Show hidden files and folders radio button is selected on the View tab of the Windows Folder Options control panel.

You can use this file as a backup or to share your keyboard shortcuts with other Sound Forge users.

Choose a mapping from the Keyboard map drop-down list and click the Delete button to remove the selected keyboard mapping.

Sound Forge Pro note Customizing Keyboard ShortcutsYou cannot delete the default Sound Forge keyboard mapping.

Copy a Sound Forge keyboard mapping .ini file to the following folder:

  • C:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Application Data\Sony\Sound Forge Pro\10.0 if you’re using Windows XP.

  • C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Roaming\Sony\Sound Forge Pro\10.0  if you’re using Windows Vista.

Sound Forge Pro note Customizing Keyboard ShortcutsThe Application Data folder is not visible unless the Show hidden files and folders radio button is selected on the View tab of the Windows Folder Options control panel.

The next time you start Sound Forge, the new keyboard mapping will be available from the Keyboard map drop-down list in the Customize Keyboard dialog.

Sound Forge Pro tip Customizing Keyboard ShortcutsIf you want to edit a the name used to identify a keyboard mapping in the Customize Keyboard dialog, open the .ini file in a text editor and change the <Display Name>portion of the Name=<Display Name> entry. Save the .ini file and restart Sound Forge to use the new name.

Choose [Default] from the Keyboard map drop-down list and click OK to restore the default configuration.

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Options Menu

From the Options menu, choose Customize Keyboard to customize the keyboard shortcuts available in the Sound Forge interface.

The Keyboard map box displays the currently assigned shortcut keys. Click a tab in the middle of the dialog to choose which shortcuts you want to see.


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