###### 3.2.6.4.4 shortcut

The <shortcut> element identifies a keyboard shortcut for a menu or window action. This element is part of the DITA user interface domain, a special set of DITA elements designed to document user interface tasks, concepts and reference information.

###### Contains

Doctype | Content model
topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task, bookmap, machineryTask | ( text data or text) (any number)

###### Contained by

Doctype | Content model
topic (technical content), map (technical content), concept, ditabase, glossary, glossentry, glossgroup, reference, task (strict), task (general), bookmap, machineryTask | uicontrol

###### Inheritance

+ topic/keyword ui-d/shortcut

###### Example

###### This example:

<menucascade> <uicontrol>Start</uicontrol> <uicontrol><shortcut>P</shortcut>rograms</uicontrol> </menucascade>

may produce the following result: Start | Programs

###### Attributes

Name | Description | Data Type | Default Value | Required?
univ-atts attribute group (includes select-atts, id-atts, and localization-atts groups) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.3 univ-atts attribute group |  |  |
global-atts attribute group (xtrf, xtrc) | A set of related attributes, described in 3.4.1.2 global-atts attribute group |  |  |
class, outputclass, keyref | Class and outputclass are described in 3.4.1.9 Other common DITA attributes |  |  |

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Parent Topic: 3.2.6.4 User interface elements

Sibling Topics:

3.2.6.4.1 uicontrol

3.2.6.4.2 wintitle

3.2.6.4.3 menucascade

3.2.6.4.5 screen