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====== Hotkeys and Aliases ======

Hotkeys and aliases make frequently used commands faster and can help you choose targets without typing character or creature names. Open the **Settings** menu while playing to find **Hotkeys** and **Aliases**.

These settings are saved for each character. Both windows also let you copy settings from another character.

The question-mark button in either window opens the client's Command Reference.

===== Aliases =====

Aliases turn a short name into a longer command. When you type an alias name, the client expands it before sending the command.

To create one, open **Settings > Aliases**, choose **Add Alias**, enter the alias and its command, then choose **Save**.

==== Parameters ====

Aliases can accept numbered parameters:

  * ''#1'' through ''#9'' are required parameters. The alias reports an error if a required value is missing.
  * ''&1'' through ''&9'' are optional parameters. A missing optional value is left out.
  * If an alias has no parameter markers, any extra words you type are added to the end of its command.

==== Alias Examples ====

^ Alias ^ Command ^ Example Use ^ Expanded Command ^
| ''heal'' | ''cast cure at #1'' | ''heal @nearest.friendly.injured'' | ''cast cure at @nearest.friendly.injured'' |
| ''ws'' | ''cast at #1'' | ''ws @nearest.hostile'' | ''cast at @nearest.hostile'' |
| ''jk'' | ''jumpkick #1'' | ''jk @hostile.furthest.injured'' | ''jumpkick @hostile.furthest.injured'' |

===== Hotkeys =====

Hotkeys bind a key combination to a command or a client action. Open **Settings > Hotkeys**, choose **Add Binding**, press the key combination you want to use, select the binding type, configure its action, then choose **Save**.

  * A **Command** is sent as though you typed it. It can use an alias or a target selector.
  * A **Game Action** performs a client feature directly, such as opening an inventory tab or the Quest Journal.

==== Input Modes ====

The Hotkeys window also controls how the keyboard is shared between chat and bindings:

  * **AlwaysInput** keeps the chat input active. Ctrl and Alt combinations still work as hotkeys.
  * **PressToChat** allows bare keys to work as hotkeys. Press **Enter** to type, then press **Esc** to return control to hotkeys.

==== Command Binding Examples ====

^ Hotkey ^ Command ^ Result ^
| **Ctrl+H** | ''cast cure at @nearest.friendly.injured'' | Cast Cure at the nearest injured friendly target. |
| **Ctrl+D** | ''cast at @nearest.hostile'' | Cast the warmed targeted spell at the nearest hostile target. |
| **Ctrl+F** | ''fight @nearest.hostile'' | Attack the nearest hostile target. |

==== Useful Default Bindings ====

^ Hotkey ^ Action ^
| **Alt+J** | Open the Quest Journal |
| **Alt+C** | Open the Portrait tab |
| **Alt+S** | Open the Sack tab |
| **Alt+B** | Open the Belt tab |
| **Alt+P** | Open the Spells tab |
| **Ctrl+S** | Finish the movement path currently being previewed |
| **F12** | Take a screenshot |

===== Target Selectors =====

Use an ''@'' selector where a command expects a target to choose from visible characters and creatures. Filters are separated by periods and can appear in any order.

^ Category ^ Options ^ Default ^
| Distance | ''nearest'', ''furthest'' | ''nearest'' |
| Disposition | ''friendly'', ''hostile'' | any |
| Health | ''injured'', ''healthy'', ''poisoned'' | any |
| Type | ''player'', ''npc'' | any |

==== Selector Examples ====

^ Command ^ Result ^
| ''fight @nearest.hostile'' | Attack the nearest visible hostile target. |
| ''cast at @nearest.friendly.injured'' | Cast the warmed targeted spell at the nearest visible injured friendly target. |
| ''cast cure at @nearest.friendly.injured'' | Cast Cure at the nearest visible injured friendly target. |
| ''cast death at @furthest.hostile'' | Cast Death at the furthest visible hostile target. |
| ''jumpkick @hostile.furthest.injured'' | Jumpkick the furthest visible injured hostile target. |
| ''@nearest.npc, quest'' | Speak to the nearest visible NPC using a comma command. |

==== Selector Rules ====

  * A friendly injured selector can select you when no other matching friendly target is visible and you match its filters.
  * If a selector is malformed or has no match, the command continues normally and fails like a bad target.
  * Only the first selector in a command is resolved.
  * Selectors inside quoted text are not changed.

===== Putting Them Together =====

Aliases, hotkeys, and target selectors can be combined. For example:

  - Create the alias ''heal'' with the command ''cast cure at #1''.
  - Type ''heal @nearest.friendly.injured'' to heal a nearby injured ally without entering a name.
  - Bind **Ctrl+H** to ''heal @nearest.friendly.injured'' to perform the same command with one key combination.

For the commands you can use in aliases and command bindings, see [[player_commands|Player Commands]].