---
title: "Changing keyboard shortcuts"
url: https://storagestudio.us/wiki/shortcuts-pane
category: "Settings"
tags: ["keyboard shortcuts", "settings", "apps", "junk yard"]
summary: "Settings → Shortcuts lists Storage Studio's five global shortcuts — one for the Apps grid and four for the Junk Yard. Each can be switched off or set to a different combination from a menu, and a combination can only be used by one action at a time."
updated: 2026-10-01T05:37:18.000Z
---

# Changing keyboard shortcuts

Settings → Shortcuts lists Storage Studio's five global shortcuts — one for the Apps grid and four for the Junk Yard. Each can be switched off or set to a different combination from a menu, and a combination can only be used by one action at a time.

**Settings…** → **Shortcuts** is where you change or switch off Storage Studio's global shortcuts — the ones that work from any app. There are five: one that opens the Apps grid and four for the Junk Yard. Each has an on/off switch and a menu of combinations to choose from.

## What you can change

| Shortcut | Default |
|---|---|
| **Open the Apps grid** | ⌃Space |
| **Open the Junk Yard** | ⌃⇧J |
| **Save clipboard to Junk** | ⌃⇧C |
| **New note** | ⌃⇧N |
| **Toggle dock position (Top ↔ Right)** | ⌃⇧D |

For the Apps grid you can choose from ⌃Space, ⌥Space, ⌘⌥Space, ⌃⌥A or ⌘⌥A. The Junk Yard rows offer a longer list of combinations built on J, C, N, D and Space.

## Changing one

```mermaid
%% caption: Changing a global shortcut
flowchart TD
  A[Open Settings, then Shortcuts] --> B[Find the action]
  B --> C{Do you want it at all?}
  C -->|No| D[Switch it off]
  C -->|Yes| E[Pick a combination from its menu]
  E --> F{Does it work in other apps?}
  F -->|Yes| G[Done]
  F -->|No| H[macOS may already use it: pick another]
```

*Flowchart — Changing a global shortcut. Outline:*

- Open Settings, then Shortcuts
  - leads to Find the action
- Find the action
  - leads to Do you want it at all?
- Do you want it at all?
  - No: leads to Switch it off
  - Yes: leads to Pick a combination from its menu
- Pick a combination from its menu
  - leads to Does it work in other apps?
- Does it work in other apps?
  - Yes: leads to Done
  - No: leads to macOS may already use it: pick another

1. Open **Settings…** and choose **Shortcuts**.
2. To stop a shortcut, switch it off. Its menu greys out.
3. To change it, choose a combination from the menu next to it. It takes effect straight away.

**Each combination can only belong to one action.** A combination already in use is hidden from the other menus, so you can't accidentally give two actions the same keys.

**If a shortcut doesn't work**, macOS or another app may already use it — for example, ⌃Space is the macOS shortcut for switching to the previous input source on some Macs. Pick another combination.

## Other places that show shortcuts

- **Settings…** → **Advanced** → **Keyboard Shortcut** has the same switch and menu for the Apps grid, under **Open Apps with a global shortcut**.
- The **Hot Keys** chip on the Home screen opens a quick list of your current shortcuts (and, when the Junk Yard is on, its mouse gestures). It's a read-only list; change them here.

The Junk Yard shortcuts only work while the Junk Yard is switched on. Shortcuts that work inside Storage Studio's own windows, such as ⌘1 to ⌘4, can't be changed — they're listed in [Keyboard shortcuts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/keyboard-shortcuts).

See also: [The All Apps grid and its shortcut](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-all-apps-grid), [Junk Yard shortcuts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard-shortcuts), [The Preferences window](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/preferences-window).

## What links here

- [Junk Yard shortcuts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/junk-yard-shortcuts)
- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/keyboard-shortcuts)
- [The All Apps grid and its shortcut](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/the-all-apps-grid)
- [The Preferences window](https://storagestudio.us/wiki/preferences-window)