topic Re: How to disable Enterprise Guide Short-cut keys in SAS Enterprise Guide

How to disable Enterprise Guide Short-cut keys

Linda_V — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:40:56 GMT

Does anyone know how I can disable the F-8 Short-cut key in Enterprise Guide? It just ruined my morning. Ugh.

Thanks.

Re: How to disable Enterprise Guide Short-cut keys

JohnSAScom — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:08:34 GMT

Hi Linda,

You can't really "disable" the short-cut keys per say, but you can re-program them to do nothing:

From the list of pull-down menus across the top, start with Program, then

Editor Macros -> Record New -> hit the space bar once and then hit the backspace key once to delete the space you just typed -> Program - > Editor Macros - > Stop Recording -> enter a name for your new "do-nothing" macro in the Keyboard macro name text box -> click on the Assign keys button -> place your cursor in the Press new shortcut key text box -> press the F8 key -> click on the Assign button -> click Ok

Note that if you delete this "do-nothing" macro that you just created, the F8 key will go back to doing what it did before.

A bit of a round-about approach, but if you really want the F8 key to do nothing when you hit it, this will work.

John

Re: How to disable Enterprise Guide Short-cut keys

CaseySmith — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:37:49 GMT

AutoHotKey (a free tool) is another way to accomplish... see Chris' comment in this post:

https://communities.sas.com/t5/SAS-Enterprise-Guide/Remap-Enterprise-Guide-hotkeys/m-p/341547#M22619

Re: How to disable Enterprise Guide Short-cut keys

Linda_V — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 12:43:58 GMT

Thanks John. Worked like a charm ! 🙂

Re: How to disable Enterprise Guide Short-cut keys

JohnSAScom — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:10:10 GMT

Glad I could help

Have a great day,