You can create hot actions that can be triggered using the function keys on your
keyboard, or from the notification tray.
What you should know
A hot action is an
action that is mapped to a computer
keyboard function key. You can trigger a hot action in
Security
Desk by pressing
Ctrl+
function key (for example,
Ctrl+F1 triggers the first hot action in
the list), or from the notification tray.
NOTE: Mapping a hot action to a
function key is specific to your user account.
Procedure
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In the notification tray, click Hot actions ().
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In the Hot actions dialog box, click
Edit.
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Click Add ().
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In the Name field, enter a name for the hot action.
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In the Configure an action window, select an action type, and
specify the additional settings required for the action.
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Click OK.
The hot action is created, and the Hot action dialog
box closes.
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To open the Hot action dialog box again, click Hot
actions () in the notification tray.
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(Optional) Click to
pin the Hot action dialog box to the side of your application
workspace.
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(Optional) Click Edit, and do one of the following:
- To create another hot action, click Add ().
- To delete the selected hot action, click Remove
().
- To edit the selected hot action, click Edit ().
- If you have more than one hot action created, click
to move the selected hot action up the list. This changes the function key that
the action is assigned to.
- If you have more than one hot action created, click to move the selected hot action down the list. This changes the function key
that the action is assigned to.
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Click Done.
The hot actions you created are listed with their assigned function keys
(F1, F2, and so on).
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Trigger the hot action one of the following ways:
- Select a hot action, and then click Execute.
- Press Ctrl+Fn.