Keyboard shortcut for a particular keyboard key

Is there a possibility in macOS Catalina 10.15 to set a keyboard shortcut for a particular key, for example the "r" key?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 1, 2023 6:34 PM

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Jeff Jay

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Posted on Sep 1, 2023 6:42 PM

Yes, but it depends on what you want to do. Go to System Settings > Keyboard. There you create shortcuts. Text Replacement shortcuts are especially useful.

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Jeff Jay

Level 1

97 points

Sep 1, 2023 6:42 PM in response to alejandrouy01

Yes, but it depends on what you want to do. Go to System Settings > Keyboard. There you create shortcuts. Text Replacement shortcuts are especially useful.

Sep 1, 2023 8:21 PM in response to Jeff Jay

Thanks

Keyboard shortcut for a particular keyboard key

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