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User Settings
Modifiers and Keyboard Shortcuts (Defaults)
The default keyboard shortcuts allow you to activate the most frequently used functions. For example,
you can start and stop the playback of video and/or audio clips in any video inlay by pressing the
SPACE-
BAR.
Please note that the keyboard shortcuts are default settings that come with the software. The actual func-
tions may differ from those listed here because it is possible to assign functions to certain keys as
described in the previous section (“Assign Functions to Keyboard” on page 993).
The US keyboard layout is the reference keyboard for default key assignments
All keys referred to in this manual are based on the above shown keyboard (US keyboard layout).
If you are working with a different type of keyboard, the keys may be labeled differently, but their func-
tions remain the same.
In other words, keyboard shortcut assignments are based on the physical keys and not how they are
labeled.
Modifier Commands
Modifier commands are used to switch between different mouse modes. Hold down the indicated key(s)
and drag, click etc. the mouse.
NOTE: In Windows the key sequence Alt + Shift is by default used to toggle “Input Locales”, i.e., among
other things, to switch keyboard layouts. Since some Avid Liquid keyboard shortcuts make use of the
very same keyboard sequence, we recommend that you disable that sequence.
To do so, right-click the language symbol next to the Windows taskbar clock. In the Regional Options
dialog, click the Input Locales tab, and in the Hot Keys for Input Locales area click Change Key
Sequence. Next, disable or change the sequence.
Alternative procedure: Windows Start menu > Control Panel > Regional Options > Input Locales.