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How to Customize Keyboard Shortcuts for iMovie

In addition to the built-in keyboard shortcuts that come as part of the default settings for iMovie, you can also create custom shortcuts for any of iMovie’s menu commands (the commands that are listed when you click on a menu, such as the File menu, Edit menu, and so on). To create a keyboard shortcut for a menu command in iMovie that does not already have one:
  1. Choose the Apple menu by clicking on the Apple symbol at the top left corner of your screen.
  2. In the drop-down menu that appears, select System Preferences. A System Preferences window will appear. Click on Keyboard & Mouse.
     
  3. The System Preferences window will become a Keyboard & Mouse window. Select the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. Click the + button.
     
  4. A new window will appear in front of the Keyboard & Mouse window. Click the All Applications drop-down menu and scroll to select iMovie.
  5. In the field next to Menu Title:, type in the exact name of the command for which you want to create a shortcut as it appears in its iMovie menu. If the command contains an ellipsis, type Option+; (semicolon). In the rare case where using Option+; doesn’t work, try typing three periods (without touching the option key).
  6. Click in the Keyboard Shortcut field and press the combination of keys you want to use as your keyboard shortcut. Your keyboard shortcut may include one letter or number key; one of either the Command, Option, or Ctrl keys; and the Shift key.
     
  7. Click Add.
  8. Quit and then restart iMovie. The shortcut you created will appear next to the command in its menu.
If you try to create a keyboard shortcut that is already in use for another command in iMovie, the new shortcut you tried to create won’t appear in the menu next to its command—it also won’t work. In this case, the easiest thing to do is to try to create the shortcut again but with a different key combination.

How to Change a Keyboard Shortcut

You can also change an existing keyboard shortcut if you wish. To do so, follow the same procedure for creating a shortcut, but type in the name of the menu command that you’d like to change and then type in the new key combination that you’d like to use as its keyboard shortcut.

How to Delete a Keyboard Shortcut

You can delete a keyboard shortcut that you’ve created by selecting it in the window and then clicking the – button, which is located next to the + button.

Restoring Shortcuts to Original Settings

If you’ve added or modified many shortcuts in iMovie, the easiest way to delete them may be to restore the original shortcuts. To do this, click the Restore Defaults button.
 
 
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