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Complete the following steps to customize keyboard shortcuts for edit-time menu items.

1. Select Tools»Options to display the Options dialog box.
2. Select Menu Shortcuts from the Category list.
3. In the Menu Item window, select the menu item for which you want to create a shortcut.
4. Select the Shortcut text box and press the combination of keys on your keyboard that you want to assign to the selected menu item as a shortcut.
5. Click the Set button to apply the change.
6. Click the OK button.

You can use the <F1> to <F24> function keys without using the <Ctrl> key as a modifier key, but if you press any other key, LabVIEW automatically adds <Ctrl> as a modifier key.

(Mac OS) LabVIEW adds <Command> as a modifier key.

If you select a key combination that LabVIEW reserves, a warning appears and the Set button is disabled. If you select a key combination that LabVIEW has assigned to another menu item, a conflict warning appears and displays the menu item that already has that keyboard shortcut, but the Set button remains enabled. You also can restore the default LabVIEW menu shortcuts.

Note  (Mac OS) Keyboard shortcuts for the function keys work only if the function keys are not assigned as shortcut keys for Exposé.