Here you can set the keys that control HyperSnap-DX 5's functions. Most users won't need to change them from the default, but if you wish to (because of a conflict, for example, with another program you're using, or a conflict with a Windows shortcut hot key) it's easy to do.

  1. Examine the list of available functions, and click the button to the right of that function to change its hot key.

  2. When you do this, a box will appear, and with the cursor inside that dialog, press the key combination you wish to use for that function, or press the Backspace or Delete key on your keyboard for "None" (no hot key defined for this function).

Hot keys must be exclusive to each program that's running.

This is probably obvious, but make sure that none of the key combinations conflict with other programs you're using, or Windows hot keys used by the system itself (such as CTRL+ESC which opens the Start menu).

Click OK to approve the changed keystroke.

Repeat this process for every function whose key combination you wish to change.

Handle Print Screen Key - check this to have HyperSnap-DX 5 take command of the standard Windows Print Screen function key. If you enable this, the program will control these functions and put captures made using Print Screen into its workspace in addition to captured screens going into the Windows clipboard, as they do with the built-in Windows function.

Enable Hot Keys - check this to let HyperSnap-DX 5 use its hot key functions. If you un-check this, the hot keys are disabled, and you'll have to use the mouse or HyperSnap-DX 5's menus to control capturing functions.

Clear All - click this to "blow away" all of the definitions for hot keys. This is handy if you want to completely shift them around, for example reversing a key combination between functions, which is impossible unless you clear them (the error-checking in the program won't let you set two functions to the same keys). If you do this by mistake, the Defaults button, explained next, will restore the default settings, and the Revert button will get back your previous custom settings.

Defaults - if you change the key combinations and later decide you don't like them, click this button to revert the program back to its start-up settings. Note that your changes will be lost for every hot key you've set.

Revert - click this to "back up" the hot keys to the previous settings prior to the last changes you have made. This is like an "undo" function, and allows you to keep your previous custom key settings while discarding any experimental changes.

When you're finished, click on Close to complete the changes to your hot key combinations.

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