Key board shortcut to fire the torch

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kennye
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Key board shortcut to fire the torch

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I got a question .Im using a wireless key board is there a function that I can use to fire the torch
to keep me from going to mach 3 and firing it from there.And if there is any other functions that I can use. thanks in advance.
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If you are using Mach 3 you can hit the F5key for on/off
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thanks thats a big help.
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Re: key board

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You can download the screen editor and add/change keyboard shortcuts for any of the buttons on the screen.
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