Can I unassign Application menu shorcuts?

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July 28, 2019
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InDesign have a regular shortcuts, e.g. key "A" for Direct selection tool. But also, some keys (A, T, W,..) are in same time shorcuts for Apllication menu and I do not need it and it bother me while I'm working. Can I unassing it?

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славишап52914384Author

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By "Application Menu" I mean on Menu Bar. I've seen on some tutorials calling it Application Menu.

Thanks to everyone for help!

winterm

Legend

As others already pointed out, you can't just unassign them. But you can override!

For example: Alt+L activates Layout menu. I have assigned this key to Align Left Edges, as a custom KB shortcut. Now, when I hit this command with more than one object selected, their edges get aligned to left. With nothing selected it still activates Layout menu.

Another case: Alt+V activates View menu. I have set this command to switch to Type tool from any other. Since this works in any context, activating View menu through Alt+V command is always overridden and effectively disabled.

Barb Binder

Community Expert

Hi славишап52914384:

You are showing us the Menu bar with the Table menu open. By "Application Menu" do you mean Menu Bar?

InDesign uses the single keys to access the Tools in the Toolbar. If you want to open a menu with the keyboard, you will need to hold the Alt key. For example, tap T for the Type tool, and Alt+T for the Table menu. Once the Table menu is opened, then you can press the single underlined key for the command. Because the menu is open, InDesign executes the command and doesn't pick a tool, even if it is the same letter that the Tool uses.

And no, you can't redefine the single key tool shortcuts in InDesign, or the Windows shortcut keys. You can redefine command shortcuts like Ctrl+Alt+Sh+T for the Table menu in Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

Steve Werner

Community Expert

Yes, I admit. I was totally confused by what the OP was asking for. She showed a picture of the Table menu and circled it, but then asked about something called the Application menu. There is no Application menu. And nowhere does she talk about letters for the Tools panel.

I suspect this happens when someone learns an application on their own without instruction. As teachers, we carefully teach the difference between panels, tools, and so on, using the standard terminology. But if you learn on your own, you never really much exposure to that.

BobLevine

Community Expert

The OP refers to the A key for the Direct Select tool. But now that I re-read it, I think the reference is to the Alt+x keys to bring up the main menu items.