Create keyboard shortcut for duplicated action

Hello everyone:


I've tried this for a while yet I can't manage to do it... Since the Apple Geniuses decided to remove the handy save as instruction in Pages for lion (i know its called duplicate but its not the same). I've tried to set up a keyboard shortcut for Duplicate yet the thing is that there is a duplicate command under both Edit AND File on the menu bar. When I go to create the shortcut, it creates the shortcut for Duplicate under edit, but what I want is for the shortcut to create a duplicate of the fille (what would happen if i clicked File->Duplicate)


Anyone knows how to set it up so that i create the shortcut for the menu title under File and NOT under Edit?




I'm incredibly sorry this question is SO ambiguous its crazy... Tell me if you want me to explain clearer.


Thanks


Juan

MacBook Pro 13', Mac OS X (10.7)

Posted on Sep 25, 2011 8:40 AM

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Jul 7, 2012 12:34 PM in response to Don Ju4n

Hello there,


Here a VERY EASY solution:

Because Duplicate exists twice inside Pages, it gets confused.

You just have to define it more clearer.

No need for scripting and stuff.

Got to:

System Preferences > Keyboard > Keybord Shortcuts > Application Shortcuts

and add for Pages the following: FIle>Duplicate [your shortcut]


User uploaded file


That's it, it works,


Bye

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