# \[X\] Can't use keyboard shortcuts in Actions Menu

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cant-use-keyboard-shortcuts-in-actions-menu/17842>\
**Category:** No Bugs\
**Created:** [April 13, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cant-use-keyboard-shortcuts-in-actions-menu/17842 "2016-04-13T07:36:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MasterKaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@MasterKaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MasterKaster)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cant-use-keyboard-shortcuts-in-actions-menu/17842/1 "2016-04-13T07:36:35Z")

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In Windows, you can use & to tag menu items, & will put an underscore under your menu item and will execute when you press the key you associated it with (the character after the ampersand).

**so if you tag a menu item as "E&xit" and if you press X when File menu is open, your program will exit.**

That's not the case with Actions menu. It does not work. As seen below,

My menu item "(&1) Trim title → Filename Track. Title" does not work when you press 1 on keyboard.

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d01135cef149c455fa80c1cf40dcb66ab573509d.jpg)

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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:** [April 13, 2016, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cant-use-keyboard-shortcuts-in-actions-menu/17842/2 "2016-04-13T07:49:26Z")

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> [@MasterKaster](#):
>
> In Windows, you can use & to tag menu items, & will put an underscore under your menu item and will execute when you press the key you associated it with (the character after the ampersand).
> 
> **so if you tag a menu item as "E&xit" and if you press X when File menu is open, your program will exit.**
> 
> That's not the case with Actions menu. It does not work. As seen below,
> 
> My menu item "(&1) Trim title → Filename Track. Title" does not work when you press 1 on keyboard.

It should work in the menu. So Alt-A-1 should trigger the action.  
To me it looks like you used the button in the toolbar. There the shortcut (although shown) has no function.

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**Author:** ![MasterKaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@MasterKaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MasterKaster)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 8:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cant-use-keyboard-shortcuts-in-actions-menu/17842/3 "2016-04-13T08:11:01Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> It should work in the menu. So Alt-A-1 should trigger the action.  
> To me it looks like you used the button in the toolbar. There the shortcut (although shown) has no function.

Alt+A works, although the menu by the button should work too I believe

At least it's much easier for me to press the toolbar button then pressing 1, 2, 3, etc.

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-cant-use-keyboard-shortcuts-in-actions-menu/17842/4 "2018-12-28T14:37:55Z")

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