Shortcut Settings

Shortcuts are the key to improving AI interaction efficiency. By mastering these key combinations, you can operate efficiently with both hands staying on the keyboard.

1. Enter Shortcut Settings

• Path: Settings > Left navigation bar Shortcuts.
• Purpose: On this page, you can filter shortcuts by category, search them, view default key bindings, change key combinations, or enable/disable specific shortcuts.

2. Interface Operation Logic Explained

The page consists of four sections from top to bottom:

2.1 Top Toolbar

There are three buttons on the right side of the title:

• Enable All: Enable all shortcuts with assigned keys in the current list (affected by filters/search) with one click.
• Disable All: Disable all shortcuts in the current list with one click.
• Reset: Restore all shortcuts to their original default values. Clicking it will open a confirmation dialog, “Are you sure you want to reset all shortcuts?”, and the change takes effect after confirmation.

Note: “Enable All / Disable All” only applies to the current visible shortcuts. If you narrow the scope with filters or search first, these two buttons will only affect the filtered results.

2.2 Search Box and Filters

• Search box: The placeholder is “Search shortcuts...”. You can filter by function name or key combination.
• Filter button: Click to open a category menu and view shortcuts by group. Groups include:All,Global & Window,Message Interaction,Sessions & Conversations,AI Assistant Toolsand the number of shortcuts in each group will be shown on the right.

2.3 Shortcut List

Each row in the list is divided into three parts from left to right:

1. Function name: The action corresponding to the shortcut.
2. Key combination (middle): Displays the currently assigned keys. Click to enter recording mode, prompt “Press shortcut keys”, then press the new combination you want to complete customization.

   • If you have modified a shortcut, a reset icon (↺)will appear on its left; click it to restore this item to the default value individually.
   • Some system-level shortcuts (such as exit fullscreen, open settings, and zoom-related ones)cannot be modifiedand appear grayed out and unclickable in the interface.
3. Toggle switch (right): Enable/disable this shortcut.

   • When an item has no key bound yet the switch cannot be toggled, and hovering will show “Please bind a shortcut first, then adjust the enabled state”.

Conflict notice: If the combination you set duplicates another function, the interface will show “Already used by “xxx””; if it is occupied by the system or another app, it will show “This shortcut is already occupied by the system or another app”.

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3. Core Shortcut Details

Below are the groups listed default key bindings for each function.

💡 Platform differences: The table below uses macOS key symbols (⌘ = Command,⇧ = Shift) as examples.Windows / Linux users Restore ⌘ replace with Ctrl,⇧ replace with Shift and you're good to go.

3.1 Global & Window

Function	macOS	Windows / Linux	Default state	Notes
Exit fullscreen	Escape	Escape	Enabled	cannot be modified
Search messages	⌘ + ⇧ + F	Ctrl + Shift + F	Enabled	Global search all conversations
Print	⌘ + P	Ctrl + P	Enabled	Print current conversation
Open settings	⌘ + ,	Ctrl + ,	Enabled	cannot be modified
Show / hide app	Not set	Not set	Off by default	Global shortcut, must be bound manually
Zoom in	⌘ + =	Ctrl + =	Enabled	Numpad supported as well +; cannot be modified
Zoom out	⌘ + -	Ctrl + -	Enabled	Numpad supported as well -; cannot be modified
Reset zoom	⌘ + 0	Ctrl + 0	Enabled	cannot be modified

Boss key: “Show / hide app” is a global shortcut (not bound by default), which can be triggered even when Cherry Studio is in the background. After binding a convenient combination, you can bring up or hide the window with one click.

3.2 Message Interaction

Function	macOS	Windows / Linux	Default state
Clear context	⌘ + K	Ctrl + K	Enabled
Copy previous message	⌘ + ⇧ + C	Ctrl + Shift + C	Off by default
Edit the last user message	⌘ + ⇧ + E	Ctrl + Shift + E	Off by default
Search messages in current conversation	⌘ + F	Ctrl + F	Enabled
Select model	⌘ + ⇧ + M	Ctrl + Shift + M	Enabled

🔥 Clear context (⌘ + K) : It will not delete chat history, but it will make the AI “forget” the previous conversation content. It is very useful when the AI gets stuck in a logical loop, or when you want to start an unrelated new topic in the same window without being affected by prior content.

3.3 Sessions and Conversations

Function	macOS	Windows / Linux	Default state
Toggle left sidebar	⌘ + [	Ctrl + [	Enabled
New conversation	⌘ + N	Ctrl + N	Enabled
Rename conversation	⌘ + T	Ctrl + T	Off by default
Toggle right sidebar	⌘ + ]	Ctrl + ]	Enabled

3.4 AI Assistant Tools

Function	macOS	Windows / Linux	Default state	Notes
Quick Assistant	⌘ + E	Ctrl + E	Off by default	Global; the “Quick Assistant” feature must be enabled first
Selection Assistant: Capture Text	Not set	Not set	Off by default	Global; the “Selection Assistant” feature must be enabled first
Toggle Selection Assistant	Not set	Not set	Off by default	Global; the “Selection Assistant” feature must be enabled first

Note: This set of shortcuts appears in the shortcut list only when the corresponding feature (Quick Assistant / Selection Assistant) is enabled; if not enabled, these entries will not be shown in the list.

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Efficiency expert tips (Pro Tips)

1. Set a “boss key”: For “Show / hide app” bind a convenient global shortcut so you can bring up or hide the AI at any time without having to find the icon in the taskbar.
2. Distinguish ⌘ + K and ⌘ + N:

   • Want to start completely fresh? Use ⌘ + N New conversation.
   • Want to keep the chat history as notes but have the AI start thinking from scratch again? Use ⌘ + K Clear context.
3. If you've messed things up, don't panic: If a single item is wrong, click that row’s reset icon (↺) to restore that item; if things are generally messy or conflicts are severe, use the top “Reset” button to restore all default key bindings with one click.

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