# Running Actions With Keyboard Shortcuts After saving tags
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-actions-with-keyboard-shortcuts-after-saving-tags/66180
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-actions-with-keyboard-shortcuts-after-saving-tags/66180 "2024-10-07T17:39:16Z")
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### Author:  [@mista\_j](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mista_j)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2024, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-actions-with-keyboard-shortcuts-after-saving-tags/66180/1 "2024-10-07T17:39:16Z")
I often make a change to a file or set of files & then proceed to run an action on said file(s) using a keyboard shortcut.
In these scenarios I usually click another random file or deselect the file(s) that I just saved / changed. The blinking typing cursor, if present means that a keyboard press of "ALT + A" will take me to a tag field (usually gets highlighted) & then any subsequent key clicks will overwrite said tag field instead of mp3tag running the action as it would if I had only selected a file & then immediately proceeded with my keyboard shortcut "ALT + A + C" for example.
The other workaround would be to trigger the action by clicking the action menu & selecting the action from there but this is often slower.
Is there any way to exit tag editing (remove my blinking cursor) without needing to deselect & subsequently reselect my target files?
I'm sure this is a simple oversight on my end but any help would be appreciated.
My end goal is simply to be able to change the year on 5 tracks for example, & then with those same files selected use a keyboard shortcut to trigger an action without needing to open the action menu manually or deselect & reselect my file(s).
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-actions-with-keyboard-shortcuts-after-saving-tags/66180/2 "2024-10-07T17:47:08Z")
> [@mista\_j](#):
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> use a keyboard shortcut to trigger an action
Press the standard windows key F10 to enter the menu bar and then proceed from there with e.g.
> [@mista\_j](#):
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> ALT + A + C
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### Author:  [@mista\_j](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mista_j)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-actions-with-keyboard-shortcuts-after-saving-tags/66180/3 "2024-10-07T18:45:17Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> F10
On my end F10 is seemingly not bringing me to the menu bar. After hitting F10 and then following it up with ALT + A + C is typing C into my first field
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-actions-with-keyboard-shortcuts-after-saving-tags/66180/4 "2024-10-07T18:49:03Z")
You are right: do not use the Alt key.
As soon as you press F10 the focus should move to the first menu (probably "File") and then A should open the action menu
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/running-actions-with-keyboard-shortcuts-after-saving-tags/66180/5 "2024-11-06T18:49:12Z")
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