Locate the Send Shortcut to Specific App item and select it.Scroll to the section titled Controlling Other Applications and select it.Let’s associate that new keyboard shortcut with an ‘action’ – locate the ‘pull-down’ menu titled Trigger Predefined Action: and give it a click.In the example below, the shortcut that I’ve decided to create is Command + Up Arrow ( ⌘ + ↑). Make sure to enter a keyboard shortcut combo that isn’t already in use. Now actually type the shortcut you want to use.Then click inside the input field titled Type shortcut
In the new section that appears in the BTT window, select the Shortcut ‘tab’.Towards the bottom of the screen, click the + Add New Shortcut or Key Sequence button.Reminder: you don’t need to use Spotify to follow along – you can replace it with iTunes or VLC or any media player. Locate and select the Keyboard item from the horizontal navigation menu with the ‘black background’. Since we’re going to be creating a new keyboard shortcut that will always be sent to Spotify, we’re going to be working within the Keyboard section of BetterTouchTool.Welcome to the ‘main’ BetterTouchTool window! This is where all the magic happens.Select Preferences from the drop-down menu.A new item should appear in your main Menu Bar – give it a click. Once the download has completed, install and then run it. Download BetterTouchTool for your version of OSX/macOS from here.Using BetterTouchTool, you can control that app all the time using keyboard shortcuts, which lets you do things like skip to the next song in Spotify without leaving Microsoft Word. the one you’re looking at on your screen. You can control that music App with keyboard shortcuts, but only when that App is in the ‘foreground’ – ie. You use Spotify or iTunes or another App to listen to music while you work on your Mac. So we’re going to take you step by step through configuring BTT to supercharge your keyboard shortcuts – which is just one of the many things it can do.
It does so many things that it can be a bit overwhelming the first time you open it. The only drawback to BetterTouchTool is that it’s a bit ‘complicated’. Once you start using it, you begin to understand the genius of it. BetterTouchTool allows you to control your Mac using your keyboard, mouse, trackpad and even your iPhone in all sorts of creative and extremely helpful ways. We’ve covered it before – it’s the basis our tutorial on How to Reverse the Direction of the 3-Finger Swipe on Your Mac. This guide will serve as a bit of an introduction to one of the most amazing pieces of software created for the Mac – BetterTouchTool. While the title of this guide is absolutely true, it could also be titled “How to Supercharge Keyboard Shortcuts” or “How to Control Background Apps With Your Keyboard” – both are just as accurate.
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