What are accelerator keys?

Answer 1

An accelerator key or shortcut key is a shortcut; a short key combination to give special commands, such as "Ctrl-S" which is commonly used to save, or "Alt-F" to access the "File" menu.

An accelerator key or shortcut key is a shortcut; a short key combination to give special commands, such as "Ctrl-S" which is commonly used to save, or "Alt-F" to access the "File" menu.

An accelerator key or shortcut key is a shortcut; a short key combination to give special commands, such as "Ctrl-S" which is commonly used to save, or "Alt-F" to access the "File" menu.

An accelerator key or shortcut key is a shortcut; a short key combination to give special commands, such as "Ctrl-S" which is commonly used to save, or "Alt-F" to access the "File" menu.

Answer 2

Accelerator keys are another name for a keyboard shortcut when talking about computers. These keys are designed by assigning a combination of keystrokes to a menu command. The use of key accelerators increases the speed that a user can use the product.

Answer 3

Keyboard accelerator is another term for keyboard software shortcut key or, more commonly, a hotkey mnemonic which is an underlined letter in a menu item which when pressed with an Alt key activates that menu command.

Keyboard accelerators can be defined and custom-mapped in major software applications. Also, reference maps to keyboard shortcuts are available in a form of keyboard stickers (Latkey, Solotype).

Answer 4

An accelerator key or shortcut key is a shortcut; a short key combination to give special commands, such as "Ctrl-S" which is commonly used to save, or "Alt-F" to access the "File" menu.