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title: "Voice for Windows: Edit Shortcuts"
slug: "voice-windows-help-edit-shortcut"
updated: 2025-07-23T18:03:20Z
published: 2025-07-23T18:03:20Z
canonical: "support.nvoq.com/voice-windows-help-edit-shortcut"
---

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# Voice for Windows: Edit Shortcuts

Make changes to you own account shortcuts in nVoq Voice.

1. **Press and release the F4 key** (by default) to open the shortcut menu.  
*Alternatively, click on the gear icon next to the dictation button and then click on the star icon at the bottom of the Settings window.*  
![shortcuts-open-menu-F4-17-0-1](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-open-menu-F4-17-0-1.png)
2. **Find the shortcut** in the list that you want to edit. Scroll through the list or use the Search field at the top of the window (see below).  
![shortcuts-search-17-0-1](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-search-17-0-1.png)
3. **Open the actions menu** next to the shortcut you want to edit.  
*Only account shortcuts have this menu available. Organization shortcuts do not.*  
![shortcuts-open-actions-menu-17-0-1](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-open-actions-menu-17-0-1.png)
4. On the actions menu, select **Edit Shortcut**.  
![shortcuts-actions-edit-shortcut-17-0-1](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-actions-edit-shortcut-17-0-1.png)
5. With the shortcut open, make changes as needed to the Name, Description, or Written Form.  
See information about shortcut name, shortcut description, and shortcut text.  
*If needed, drag the edges to resize the window.*  
![shortcuts-edit-and-resize-window-17-0-1](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-edit-and-resize-window-17-0-1.png)
6. Click the **Save** button to save your changes as you work.  
*A green notification message will appear at the top if you successfully saved your shortcut.*  
![shortcuts-edit-save-17-0-1](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-edit-save-17-0-1.png)
7. When you're all done making changes, click the **Close** button to go back to the shortcut menu list view.  
*Optionally, **resize the window** back to how you want the list view to display.*  
![shortcuts-edit-close-17-0-1](https://cdn.us.document360.io/03b5534a-5f9a-42ce-852d-08bf09105da4/Images/Documentation/shortcuts-edit-close-17-0-1.png)

- This field can accept 100 characters.
- Shortcut name must be unique from your other account shortcut names,
- An account shortcut with the same name as an organization shortcut will *replace* the organization shortcut in the shortcut menu.
- Shortcut name can contain only alphanumeric characters, spaces, hyphens, underscores, or apostrophes.
- Use a short phrase made up of just a few words.
- An error message displays if the shortcut name is too long or contains illegal characters.

The description field can accept up to 512 characters.

This field can accept 90,000 characters.