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title: "Desktop Hotkey Rules"
description: "Shortcut Key ClassificationGlobal shortcut keys: When the desktop is opened, the supported global shortcut keys, such as evoking the setting pop-up window, creating a new tab, etc.Function shortcut keys: need to take effect for specific functions/components, such as the number of components placed in a transaction order, price shortcut input, etc.1. Frequently Used Shortcut KeysFunctionDefaultSwitch to the next focus"
slug: "hotkey_rules"
locale: "en"
region: "nz"
region_label: "New Zealand"
url: "https://longbridge.com/nz/en/support/topics/desktop/hotkey_rules.md"
updated_at: "2025-10-17T02:46:51.000Z"
category: "desktop"
category_title: "Longbridge Pro"
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---

# Desktop Hotkey Rules

[Table of Contents](https://longbridge.com/nz/en/support/toc.md)

## Shortcut Key Classification

**Global shortcut keys**: When the desktop is opened, the supported global shortcut keys, such as evoking the setting pop-up window, creating a new tab, etc.

**Function shortcut keys**: need to take effect for specific functions/components, such as the number of components placed in a transaction order, price shortcut input, etc.

## 1\. Frequently Used Shortcut Keys

Function

Default

Switch to the next focus

Tab

Return to the previous focus

Shift+Tab

OK and checked

Enter

Cancel

Esc

Switch focus up

↑

Switch focus down

↓

Switch focus to left

←

Switch focus to right

→

## 2\. Global Shortcut Keys

Classification

Function

Mac Default

Windows Defaul

Tab

New Tab

⌘T(Customizable Settings)

Ctrl+T(Customizable Settings)

Redirect to the previous tab

⌘←

Ctrl+←

Redirect to the next tab

⌘→

Ctrl+→

Widget

Widget quick-switching mode

Long press Option

Long press Alt

Open widget toolkit

Customizable Settings

Customizable Settings

Open the menu widget

⌘E

Ctrl+E

Open buy trade popup window

Customizable Settings

Customizable Settings

Open sell trade popup window

Customizable Settings

Customizable Settings

Open Today's Order popup window

Customizable Settings

Customizable Settings

List

Swipe up to turn pages

Fn↑

PageUp

Swipe down to turn pages

Fn↓

PageDown

General

Open the Hotkey Description page

⌘/

Ctrl +/

Open settings popup

⌘,

Ctrl +,

Hidden software

⌘H

Ctrl +H

Quit

⌘Q

Ctrl+Q

### New Tab

Mac shortcut key: ⌘T, Windows shortcut key: Ctrl+T.

This shortcut key can automatically open a new tab

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/8e733b32be2af019b7ba5ff202784467)

### Redirect to the previous tab and redirect to the next tab

Mac side: ⌘← or ⌘→. Windows shortcut: Ctrl+← or Ctrl+→.

Click the shortcut key to quickly switch the currently selected tab page left and right.

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/af8ee6a0c98e22cc92691be0947b42f6)

### Enter the component quick switching mode

Long press the shortcut key (Mac: Option, Windows: Alt) to enter the component quick switching mode. At this time, you can click the number/letter to quickly locate a component, or click ←↑↓→ to quickly switch the component focus.

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/000b80e9020397fa5a84b4ef64c866cf)

### Evoking the component toolbox

The shortcut key is empty by default and needs to be set manually. Clicking the shortcut key can quickly evoke the component toolbox.

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/ca75c3c42804b1faaf00112efc92c46d)

### Open the component operation menu

Mac shortcut key: ⌘E, Windows shortcut key: Ctrl+E

After the user selects the current component, the user can click the shortcut key to quickly evoke the component operation menu, click ↑↓ to switch the selected operation content, and click Enter to select the current operation behavior.

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/27bc6fa3555698390ff6d021df9146bf)

## 3\. Trading shortcuts

### General transaction shortcut keys

Can globally evoke the trading component to buy, the trading component to sell, and the pop-up window of today's order.

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/250552968490836fd74ddee45130734f)

### Quick order - effective for trade

The transaction shortcut key, which requires the focus to select the transaction component, takes effect for trade.

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/a7faa2151c76dcbf9ed30af7dbaf37ce)

## 4\. Shortcut keys for quick order cancellation

Order shortcut key, you need to focus on the current order/historical order component, it will take effect on current order and historical order components.

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/2f8dcdaf46e514327203d3c2a4882e66)

## 5\. Shortcut keys for quick order modification

![](https://pub.pbkrs.com/uploads/2025/3f3cf7a64b0ed86ae7b3c89620a60e39)

## 6\. Customize Shortcut Key

Shortcut key customization input, allowing single key and key combination settings.

-   Single key input: Allows custom input settings such as F1~F12, punctuation marks, etc., of which a single number or a single letter is not allowed to be set
-   Key combination:
    -   Mac: Enter Command, Shift, Option, Control + number, letter or punctuation
    -   Windows: Enter Ctrl, Shift, Alt+number, letter or punctuation
    -   There is no limit to the number of digits of the key combination, and the last digit must be a number, letter or punctuation mark.

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