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Usage of Accelerators (i.e. `globalShortcut.register`) is now documented in the Accelerator docs themselves.
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# Accelerator
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> Define keyboard shortcuts.
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Accelerators are Strings that can contain multiple modifiers and key codes,
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combined by the `+` character, and are used to define keyboard shortcuts
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throughout your application.
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Examples:
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* `CommandOrControl+A`
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* `CommandOrControl+Shift+Z`
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Shortcuts are registered with the [`globalShortcut`](global-shortcut.md) module
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using the [`register`](global-shortcut.md#globalshortcutregisteraccelerator-callback)
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method, i.e.
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```javascript
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const {app, globalShortcut} = require('electron')
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app.on('ready', () => {
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// Register a 'CommandOrControl+Y' shortcut listener.
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globalShortcut.register('CommandOrControl+Y', () => {
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// Do stuff when Y and either Command/Control is pressed.
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})
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})
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```
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## Platform notice
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On Linux and Windows, the `Command` key does not have any effect so
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use `CommandOrControl` which represents `Command` on macOS and `Control` on
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Linux and Windows to define some accelerators.
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Use `Alt` instead of `Option`. The `Option` key only exists on macOS, whereas
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the `Alt` key is available on all platforms.
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The `Super` key is mapped to the `Windows` key on Windows and Linux and
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`Cmd` on macOS.
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## Available modifiers
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* `Command` (or `Cmd` for short)
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* `Control` (or `Ctrl` for short)
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* `CommandOrControl` (or `CmdOrCtrl` for short)
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* `Alt`
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* `Option`
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* `AltGr`
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* `Shift`
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* `Super`
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## Available key codes
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* `0` to `9`
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* `A` to `Z`
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* `F1` to `F24`
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* Punctuations like `~`, `!`, `@`, `#`, `$`, etc.
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* `Plus`
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* `Space`
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* `Tab`
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* `Backspace`
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* `Delete`
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* `Insert`
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* `Return` (or `Enter` as alias)
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* `Up`, `Down`, `Left` and `Right`
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* `Home` and `End`
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* `PageUp` and `PageDown`
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* `Escape` (or `Esc` for short)
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* `VolumeUp`, `VolumeDown` and `VolumeMute`
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* `MediaNextTrack`, `MediaPreviousTrack`, `MediaStop` and `MediaPlayPause`
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* `PrintScreen`
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