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alias: tutorials-gui-shortcuts-global-shortcuts
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description: "Configure global shortcuts for all users, add them in different ways, and test common shortcut scenarios in Critical Manufacturing MES"
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# Global Shortcuts

Global Shortcuts allow administrators to define keyboard shortcuts that work consistently throughout the application for all users.

## How to Access

The **Global Shortcuts** configuration panel is available from **Administration**. It displays all global shortcuts defined in the system and does not display user shortcuts.

![Screenshot showing the Global Shortcuts page with the Manage button available.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-page.png)

## Method 1: Add a Global Shortcut from an Opened Page

1. Open the page that you want to make available through a global shortcut.
2. Right-click the page tab.
3. Select **Add Global Shortcut**.

    ![Screenshot showing the page tab context menu with Add Global Shortcut selected.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-add-menu.png)

4. Enter the desired keyboard shortcut combination.

    ![Screenshot showing the Add Shortcut dialog used to define a global shortcut key combination.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-add-dialog.png)

5. Confirm that the shortcut appears in the **Global Shortcuts** list and that the system filled the action details automatically.

    ![Screenshot showing the Global Shortcuts list after adding an Open Page shortcut.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-open-page-result.png)

## Method 2: Configure a Global Shortcut in the Global Shortcuts Table

1. Open **Administration** > **Global Shortcuts**.
2. Select **Manage**.
3. Add a new line and define the keyboard shortcut.
4. Select the **Action** you need, for example, `Open Wizard`.
5. Select the **Operation**, for example, `Material.DispatchTrackIn`.
6. Set **Enabled** to `true`.
7. Select **Update**.

![Screenshot showing the Global Shortcuts page before opening the management dialog.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-manage-page.png)

![Screenshot showing the Manage Global Shortcuts dialog configured for the Material.DispatchTrackIn operation.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-manage-dialog.png)

You can also maintain shortcuts through master data by using [[keyboardshortcut-st]].

![Screenshot showing the keyboard shortcut smart table with both user and global entries.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-smart-table.png)

The recorded walkthrough is available below:

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## Scenario 1: Open the Dispatch and Track-In Wizard from Any Page

In this scenario, the `Alt+A+P` shortcut opens the **Dispatch and Track-In** wizard even when there is no selected object in context.

1. Enter `Alt+A+P`.
2. Select the **Material** and **Resource**.
3. Select **OK**.
4. Continue with the usual **Dispatch and Track-In Material** flow.

![Screenshot showing the Dispatch and Track-In wizard requesting material and resource details.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-dispatch-trackin-entry.png)

![Screenshot showing the Dispatch and Track-In Material wizard after the context was provided.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-dispatch-trackin-full.png)

## Scenario 2: Use the Shortcut with a Material Already in Context

In this scenario, the same `Alt+A+P` shortcut is used while a material is already selected in a relevant page.

1. Open a page where a material is already selected.
2. Enter `Alt+A+P`.
3. Continue directly to the usual **Dispatch and Track-In Material** wizard.

![Screenshot showing the Dispatch and Track-In Material wizard with a selected material already in context.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-dispatch-trackin-context.png)

## Scenario 3: Trigger a Scannable Sign Out Shortcut

Global shortcuts can also be configured as scannable actions.

1. Create a global shortcut with the **Action** `Sign Out`.
2. Enable **Scannable**.
3. Define the **Scan String** `A`.

    ![Screenshot showing a scannable Sign Out shortcut configured in the Global Shortcuts list.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-signout-config.png)

4. Open the **Scan Shortcut** option from the header.

    ![Screenshot showing the header icon used to open the Scan Shortcut dialog.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-scan-shortcut-header.png)

5. Enter the scan string `A`, or scan a barcode that contains that value.

    ![Screenshot showing the Scan Shortcut dialog with the value A entered.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-scan-shortcut-dialog.png)

6. Confirm the sign-out action.

![Screenshot showing the Sign Out confirmation window.](images/gui-shortcuts-global-signout-confirmation.png)

!!! note
    A scan shortcut can be used for any action where Scannable is enabled and a Scan String is defined.

For more information, see [[user-guide-scan-shortcuts]] and [[administration-global-shortcuts]], both in the User Guide.