# Export or import keyboard shortcuts

Source: https://help.malighting.com/grandMA2/en/help/key_ws_keyboard_shortcuts_export_import.html
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**Important:**\
Keyboard shortcuts are only available on a grandMA2 onPC.

You can export your customized keyboard shortcuts for a later import in another show file.

## Export keyboard shortcuts

1. Click Setup and then under tab **console** click Edit Keyboard Shortcuts.\
   The **Edit Keyboard Shortcuts** window opens.
2. Click Export.\
   The **Export Keyboard Shortcuts** pop-up opens.

   ![](/img/grandma2/popup_export-keyboard-shortcuts_v3_2_-d1d417.png)

   _Export Keyboard Shortcuts pop-up_
3. Select the drive for the exported keyboard shortcuts.
4. If you want to overwrite an existing keyboard shortcuts .xml file, click at the file you want to overwrite. If you want to create a new file, enter the new file name in the **green edit line**.
5. Click Export.

The keyboard shortcuts .xml file is exported.

If you have exported the keyboard shortcuts .xml file on a drive of your PC, the export file is in the hidden folder **C:\ProgramData\MA Lighting Technologies\grandma\gma2\_V\_3.1.2\shortcuts**.

If you have exported the keyboard shortcuts .xml file on a USB stick, the export file is in the **E:\gma2\shortcuts**.

## Import keyboard shortcuts

1. Click Setup and then under tab **console** click Edit Keyboard Shortcuts.\
   The **Edit Keyboard Shortcuts** window opens.
2. Click Import.\
   The **Import Keyboard Shortcuts** pop-up opens.

   ![](/img/grandma2/popup_import-keyboard-shortcuts_v3_2_-ae194c.png)

   _Import Keyboard Shortcuts pop-up_
3. Select the drive from which the keyboard shortcuts are to be imported.
4. Click at the file and click Import.

The selected keyboard shortcuts are imported.