Now you can fully customize your keyboard to edit quickly and efficiently in whatever workflow works best for you. Step 6: You should now see that option assigned to your selected button on the keyboard. Step 5: Navigate to the menu option you want to assign to that button and click on it. Step 4: Click on the button you want to assign in the Command Pallete keyboard. Step 3: Select the Menu to Button Reassignment option in the Command Pallete. Step 5: Drag and drop the selected action to whatever key you’d like to assign it to in the Command Pallete keyboard. Step 4: Find the action you want to assign to a key in the Command Pallete menus. Step 3: Select the Button to Button Reassignment option in the Command Pallete. You’ll want to use “Menu to Button” Reassignment if you want to attach a menu item to a certain key or shortcut, such as control panel windows.You’ll want to use “Button to Button” Reassignment if you want to assign specific actions or tools to different hotkeys.Step 2: Select either “Button to Button Reassignment” or “Menu to Button Reassignment” to begin editing your shortcuts. Step 1: Open the “Command Pallete” by going to “Tools” then “Command Pallete.” Whatever the reason, Avid makes it easy to swap and customize your keyboard shortcuts and hot keys.
Or, you may just want to change the shortcuts to work better with your workflow. However, if you are moving over from another editing program, such as Premiere Pro, you may want to keep the same hotkeys and shortcuts.
The keys to being a successful professional editor come down to two things: precision and speed.