Shortcut for border text

Dorico
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Dear Dorico users,

I’m wondering if anyone knows whether it’s possible to create a shortcut for applying a border to text. I know this function exists in the Properties panel, but I use it frequently in my scores and haven’t been able to find it in the Key Commands list to map. Has anyone found a way to do this?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Christian
Denmark/Norway

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Welcome to the forum, @christian1moosdorf!

In general, the items which are available in Preferences > Key Commands are actions, not properties.

There are a few ways to tackle this.

  • You can record and save a custom macro, which you can then invoke from the Script menu or from the jump bar
  • If you’re comfortable working with JSON files, you can add a key command for adding a border in your keycommands_en.json file.
  • If you frequently use text with a border, you can create a custom paragraph style that includes a border, and then choose this paragraph style when creating your text; if you save this paragraph style as a user default, you can even add a key command for it, so you could type something like Shift+Alt/Opt+B to add text with a border
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Hi @christian1moosdorf , adding to this, if you are on macOS you can assign a shortcut to custom macros, using Systems Settings/Keyboard/Keyboard shortcuts/App shortcuts only for Dorico (inserting the exact name of your macro, as displayed in the script menu).

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Thanks a lot!

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Hi Asherber, thanks a lot for thorough answer. I went with option no 3. Works great! :slight_smile: