What Do Engineers See When Making Keyboard Shortcuts

• Make shortcuts easy to remember.
• Ensure they make sense with existing keyboards.
• Develop combinations that don’t trigger other shortcuts.

They also need to factor in how frequently a shortcut will be used. Shortcuts that are used more often tend to include simpler key combinations (e.g., copy and paste), while those that are less frequently tend to include more keys (e.g., force-quitting an app).