# VASSAL Reference Manual

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## Global Hotkey

This trait adds an action that invokes hotkey, i.e., a keyboard shortcut for a toolbar button in the main controls windows or a Map Window.
Menu Text: Right-click menu text
Keyboard command: Keyboard shortcut of the menu item that initiates the command
Global Hotkey: The hotkey that will be applied to the controls window.
EXAMPLE: A Dice Button component has been added to the toolbar, using the hotkey F2. A GamePiece is given a Global Hotkey trait with Menu text Roll Dice, Keyboard Command CTRL-R and Global Hotkey F2. Now, selecting the piece and typing CTRL-R or selecting Roll Dice from the right-click menu will roll the dice button just as if the player had pressed the button in the toolbar or typed F2 from the keyboard.