Unable to save keyboard shortcuts to all Projects

Development Programming & Scripting
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Hello,
When configuring keyboard shortcuts I am able to set a hotkey only for the current project I am in. The Set as Default button is grayed out.
The shortcut works fine in the current project, but as soon as I open a new project (I am a teacher, so I am opening new projects constantly) the hotkey no longer exists.

Is there a workaround or way to set a hotkey globally for all projects? Or is it possible to set hotkeys only in the current project?

Thanks!

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Hi KellyWergin,

In UE4.10, I was able to set up some test Hot Keys. Then export and save these settings as “Test.ini” (You may have to import these settings but I don’t know it that is required) Close and restart the editor. The editor restarts with the settings I saved to the .ini file until Reset to Defaults is selected, even after closing the Editor, opening a different version of the engine (4.9) then restarting the editor and opening UE4.10 again.

Note that if you use a different version of the Editor, you will have to import the settings from the original version you saved your settings from and save a copy in the directory of the current version you are working in.

Please try this and let me know if it does not resolve your issue.

Thanks,

.

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Thanks for the quick response. This worked.
Is there a recommended place to save the Test.ini file? Or can it be deleted after the initial export?

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Save them in the Config directory of each Engine version of the project:

  • Unreal Projects>[Your Project Version 9]>Config>YourSettings.ini
  • Unreal Projects>[Your Project Version 10]>Config>YourSettings.ini
  • etc.

If you start a new project in a version of the editor you have already set up the hotkeys in, you may need to import your settings from a project folder where you set them up initially and save them to your current project file.

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Thank you!