# Shortcut Key (Quick Key) for Sorting

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [November 12, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375 "2015-11-12T12:52:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f19dbf/32.png) [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375/1 "2015-11-12T12:52:03Z")

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Is there a way to set up a shortcut key to sort by Modified Raw (descending)? I keep this column way off to the right and it now takes me many keystrokes to get to the column, sort it, then get back to the left where I do my work.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 12:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375/2 "2015-11-12T12:57:12Z")

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There is no shortcut.  
BUT: you can fill the field "sort by" of a column definition with any sort criteria you want, e.g. "modified raw". Clicking on the column header will then sort by that criterion.  
So you could add that criterion to e.g. the Artist column or any other column that is more to the left.

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**Author:** ![rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f19dbf/32.png) [@rko31415](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rko31415)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 3:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375/3 "2015-11-12T15:01:34Z")

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Thanks.  
I used your advice, but set up a skinny column with no value or field ... Didn't take up too much real estate on my cramped laptop screen.

RKO

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/shortcut-key-quick-key-for-sorting/17375/4 "2026-02-09T12:25:57Z")

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Closed on February 9, 2026, 12:25pm UTC