Add Annotation Shortcut

DEVONthink
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Hi,

I have a pretty simple question: how to I create a shortcut to add a new annotation to a file, using a template that I’ve designed? I know that there is a similar forum post on this topic, but I didn’t find it helpful.

I know how to use Apple shortcuts, and was able to create a shortcut such that the hotkeys appeared visible in the dropdown annotations menu. However, the shortcut did not work: when I pressed the hot keys, no new annotation was created.

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I also tried creating a shortcut using Keyboard Maestro, but since the create annotations menu is not on the top menu bar, KM did not seem to recognize it.

Any help would be appreciated!

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??
Can you clarify what you did here?

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I just typed in “Annotation,” which is the name of my custom annotation template, into the Keyboard shortcuts.

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Does it work if you use a more unique name for your template?

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Yes! Should have figured that out myself. Thanks!