KeyPress OSD: Keyboard shortcuts

All shortcut keys are global, available in any application. These can be enabled or disabled at: Main menu > Preferences > Keyboard.

Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F7
Toggles between two predefined keyboard layouts. You can define these layouts at Main menu > Preferences > Keyboard.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F8
Toggles "Show single key" option. Useful when you type passwords, but you do not want it entirely disabled.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F9
Toggles between two OSD positions. You can define these at Main menu > Preferences > OSD appearances.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F11
Enables the automatic detection of keyboard layouts.
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + F12
Reinitializes/restarts the OSD.
WinKey + Insert
Captures the text from the currently active text field and displays it in the OSD. You can change the way this is done at Main menu > Preferences > Typing mode.
WinKey + Alt + Insert
Captures only the line of text where the caret / cursor is located from the currently active text field and displays it in the OSD.
Ctrl + Shift + Insert *(1)
Pastes the text from the OSD.
Ctrl + Alt + Insert *(1)
Replaces the text from the currently active field with the one from the OSD.
Alt + Pause / Break
Toggles Capture2Text integration.
Shift + Pause / Break *(2)
Suspends the script and all of its functionality.

(1). These shortcuts are available only if the option "Ctrl+Shift+Insert to paste the OSD content into active text field" is activated.

(2). This shortcut is always available and cannot be disabled.

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