Key Shortcuts & Scene Switch

Key Shortcuts (Mac) / Scene switch (Windows) let you assign global keyboard shortcuts on your computer to control MetaGrid Pro. The shortcuts work system-wide, even when MetaServer is not in focus.

Mac prerequisite: Accessibility permission is required. If not granted, all shortcut rows are dimmed and show "Requires Accessibility". See System Access & Permissions.

Windows prerequisite: Enable keyboard logging at the top of the Scene switch tab. This must be checked for any shortcut to fire. The setting takes effect immediately.

Controls

Toggle OmniSpace

Shows or hides the OmniSpace overlay profile on your iPad. Useful for quick access to global controls without switching apps on your computer.

Mac label: Toggle OmniSpace. Windows label: OmniSpace.

Toggle Grid

Switches between the primary and secondary grid for the current scene on your iPad.

Mac label: Toggle Grid. Windows label: Sec. screen.

Navigation

Next Scene / Previous Scene

Steps forward or backward through the scene list in MetaGrid Pro's sidebar.

Windows labels: Next scene / Prev. scene.

Scenes

Assign a direct shortcut to each of the first 10 scenes. Pressing the shortcut jumps MetaGrid Pro to that scene immediately.

Recording a Shortcut

Mac

1. Click the shortcut field for the action you want to assign. The field turns cyan and displays "Press shortcut…".
2. Press the key combination (e.g. Control + Shift + 1). The shortcut appears as keycap pills in the field.
3. To clear, hover over an assigned shortcut and click the X button.

If the shortcut conflicts with another assignment, a red warning appears and the recording resets after 2 seconds.

Windows

1. Click Record next to the shortcut you want to assign. The text field becomes active.
2. Press the key combination. The shortcut appears in the text field.
3. To clear, click Delete next to any assigned shortcut.
4. Click Ok to save all changes (Windows shortcuts apply on save, not as you record).