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The Writing Assistant is built around keyboard access. You can open the menu globally, and you can also give individual modes their own shortcuts.

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Default Shortcut

By default, the Writing Assistant uses Control + Space. To use it:
  1. Select text in an app
  2. Press Control + Space
  3. The Writing Assistant opens so you can rewrite, translate, or continue in chat

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Change The Global Shortcut

  1. Open Settings -> Writing Assistant
  2. In Shortcut, click Change
  3. Pick a preset or record a custom shortcut

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Preset Options

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Single-key

  • Fn
  • Left Control
  • Left Option
  • Right Command
  • Right Option

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Multi-key

  • Option + Space
  • Control + Space
  • Command + Shift + Space
  • Option + Shift + Space

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Mode Shortcuts

Snaply also supports shortcuts for specific assistant modes.
  • The first 9 enabled modes get default shortcuts like Control + Space + 1, Control + Space + 2, and so on.
  • If a mode has its own custom shortcut, that custom shortcut takes priority.
  • You can manage mode order and custom mode shortcuts from Settings -> Writing Assistant -> Assistant Modes.
This makes it possible to jump straight into a favorite mode without opening the menu first.

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Close the Writing Assistant

Press Esc to close the Writing Assistant window.

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Shortcut Conflicts

If you try to reuse the current Dictation shortcut, Snaply asks whether you want to swap the two shortcuts.