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		<p class="p">Customizable shortcut bars let you create your own set of “non-context”
			commands for each of the following modes: </p>

		
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		<p class="p">To access the shortcut bars, click <span class="ph menucascade"><span class="ph uicontrol">Tools</span> &gt; <span class="ph uicontrol">Customize</span> &gt; <span class="ph uicontrol">Shortcut Bars</span></span>. See the shortcut bars under <span class="ph uicontrol">Select a Shortcut Bar to
				Customize</span>.</p>

		
		<div class="p">You display these bars by pressing a user-definable keyboard shortcut.
			The default shortcut is the “S” key. <span class="ph uicontrol">Search All
				Commands</span> appears in the shortcut bar by default so you can quickly
			search for tools from the pointer location and add them to the shortcut bar. You can
			customize shortcuts directly from the shortcut bar. Press <kbd class="ph userinput">S</kbd> to open the shortcut bar. Type in <span class="ph uicontrol">Search
				All Commands</span>, select a tool, and click <span class="ph uicontrol">Insert Command</span>
			<img class="image" src="tgf1619811258232.image"> to add it to the shortcut bar.
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		<div class="p">You can use the keyboard to access tools in shortcut bars.
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								<span class="ph uicontrol">Arrow keys</span>
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							<td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;">Navigates through the tools on the
								shortcut bar.</td>

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								<span class="ph uicontrol">Alt</span> +<span class="ph uicontrol"> Down arrow</span>
							</td>

							<td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;">Opens the menu, if available, of
								the selected tool.</td>

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							<td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="ph uicontrol">Enter</span></td>

							<td class="entry nocellnorowborder" style="vertical-align:top;">Executes the selected
								tool.</td>

						</tr>

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							<td class="entry row-nocellborder" style="vertical-align:top;"><span class="ph uicontrol">Esc</span></td>

							<td class="entry row-nocellborder" style="vertical-align:top;">Dismisses the shortcut bar or the
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