"Save as..." shortcut keys in figure

Hi,

I would like to use "Save as..." function when saving figure files a little faster by using the shortcut keys instead of clicking several menus with mouse. I tried to set a shortcut key in the "preferences -> Keyborad -> Shortcuts", however, is only working when I save in the editor not when saving figure files. Is there a way to set shortcut keys that works for figure?

Thanks,

[Joseph Cheng]

not to be snarky but the normal windows shortcuts for save as is only a key stroke or two away from what you'd configure. alt+f then s or a will get you your save as window. not sure what the mac equivalent would be.

[Kenneth Kim]

Thanks Joseph,

I was wondering if I'm missing something with preferences and shortcut settings. For sure, alt+f and a is way better than clicks.

[Joseph Cheng]

one this you could do is also code in a button in the figure or msgbox to querry your to save. might get annoying depending on the number of figures you maybe cycling through

Answer 1

[Midimistro]

Joseph is right.

Unfortunately, figures do not have an optional "Save As" shortcut, as seen in the figure's "File" menu. Therefore, your quickest and only shortcut to "Save As" with a figure is "alt"+"f" (which accesses the "file" menu), then pressing "a" (which selects "Save As"). This operation is the default with almost all Windows programs and is available whether there is a preference for "Save As" or not.

Usually if there is an optional shortcut, it would be listed in the "File" menu to the right of the shortcut's target (E.g. "ctl"+"s" is almost always listed next to "Save"). Sorry if you were looking for a different option other than this approach.