Custom shortcuts and keyboard layouts
Use the native shortcut editor to inspect and change bindings. Test on the actual keyboard layout you use; a printed key label is not a guarantee that another layout has the same physical mapping.
Change one assignment
- Open Settings → Command Center → Shortcuts.
- Choose Window arrangement, Views and tools, or Right Option keys.
- Select the action or key you want to change and read its current assignment.
- Choose the offered modifiers and key. Read any collision or unavailable status.
- Use Save chord where offered, or select the action in the Right Option editor.
- Test the action with a harmless window or task, then reopen Settings to check persistence.
For a window action, use a disposable test document and confirm the window moved as intended. For a tool action, confirm the correct view opens without replacing your current draft.
Restore deliberately
Clear saved chord removes the saved override; an available factory chord can still work. Restore default in Right Option keys restores that key's default. Restoring window arrangement shortcuts preserves saved bindings and fills available defaults, so it is not a command to erase every personal choice.
Check another layout
Switch to the layout you actually use, test the binding and note the physical key as well as the displayed label. If an external remapper is involved, inspect its mapping too. Use the native editor rather than editing a historical JSON example whose schema may differ.