# Adding custom hotkeys

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/adding-custom-hotkeys/23644>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [10 February 2022 17:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/adding-custom-hotkeys/23644 "2022-02-10T17:14:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![alice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@alice](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/alice)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2022 17:14 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/adding-custom-hotkeys/23644/1 "2022-02-10T17:14:47Z")

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i'm using version 2.6  
i want to add a hotkey for highlighting text, how do i do that ?

it says i can import a json file but i don't know the syntax i need help !

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**Author:** ![graphit0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/graphit0/32/3435_2.png) [@graphit0](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/graphit0)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2022 18:44 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/adding-custom-hotkeys/23644/2 "2022-02-10T18:44:41Z")

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Hey there, alice

There's a plugin that adds highlighting option to the bar and to the list of shortcuts, have a look

> [@Menu items, Shortcuts, Toolbar icons](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/menu-items-shortcuts-toolbar-icons/17372):
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> Menu items, Shortcuts, Toolbar icons This plugin creates menu items (in Edit), shortcuts (defaults can be changed), and toolbar icons for the following actions: mark strikethrough underline superscript subscript Default Shortcuts and Command Names Action Default Shortcut command mark CmdOrCtrl+Shift+Y textMark strikethrough CmdOrCtrl+Shift+U textStrikethrough underline CmdOrCtrl+U textUnderline superscript textSuperscript subscript textSubscript The shortcuts can be c…

About the JSON file, I'm not sure what you mean but if you want to import your notes from some other app, you may have a look at this guide too

> [@Importing notes from other notebook applications](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/importing-notes-from-other-notebook-applications/22425):
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> Importing notes from other notebook applications There is a concise topic for this located in the [official documentation](https://joplinapp.org/help/#importing-from-other-applications) but I think a wiki post here will allow for others to add to this document as and when they learn about a new tool or trick for importing. Please edit this wiki post as required (in the top right of this post) to add or change information as you deem necessary. This post does not mean the main document cannot be updated with new info but with the current documentation form…

Welcome to the forum

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**Author:** ![Daeraxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/daeraxa/32/6172_2.png) [@Daeraxa](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/Daeraxa)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2022 18:47 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/adding-custom-hotkeys/23644/3 "2022-02-10T18:47:15Z")

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> [@graphit0](#):
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> About the JSON file, I'm not sure what you mean

I believe they mean the keymaps which are stored in the config dir in a json file. However i'm not sure highlight/mark is an accessible command.

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**Author:** ![tessus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/user_avatar/discourse.joplinapp.org/tessus/32/13_2.png) [@tessus](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/tessus)\
**Post date:** [10 February 2022 19:15 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/adding-custom-hotkeys/23644/4 "2022-02-10T19:15:39Z")

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> [@Daeraxa](#):
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> However i'm not sure highlight/mark is an accessible command.

It is with the plugin. 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex028/uploads/cozic/original/3X/1/c/1c948e33314e232a0927789508474d8624f4270b.png) [@system](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [12 March 2022 19:16 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/adding-custom-hotkeys/23644/5 "2022-03-12T19:16:09Z")

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