XTM Cloud offers great flexibility in terms of shortcut setup in XTM Workbench.

1. Go to XTM Workbench for a specific project (see How to open a file for translation in a created project for more information).

2. Click the Settings section on the top left toolbar. Then, from the dropdown list, select Shortcuts.

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3. Once in the dialog, go to Shortcuts and scroll down to find the category of options that you want to set up a shortcut for. Then expand the relevant category to see shortcuts for particular actions. Next, click on the currently existing shortcut to change it or, if no shortcut has been configured for a particular action, click on Set shortcut.

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4. A separate popup window is displayed. In it, set a shortcut and then select Save.

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A suitable warning message is displayed if XTM Cloud detects that the shortcut you attempt to set is already in use.

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5. The shortcut has now been set. You now need to select Save in the main Shortcuts window to confirm the changes.

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XTM Workbench also offers creating your own special characters and setting custom shortcuts for them. To do this, take the steps below:

1. In the Settings → Shortcuts tab, expand the Custom shortcuts for special characters section at the bottom of the dialog window.

2. Click +Add new, to open a text field for adding a new special character.

3. In the text field, insert your special character. It can actually be any character or string of characters, pattern, etc.

4. On the right-hand side of a particular entry, click Set shortcut.

5. In a pop-up Set shortcut window, insert your keystroke combination in the text field, which will invoke the said special character.

6. Click OK to save the shortcut.

7. Finally, click Save to save the changes.

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