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title: Changing Key Commands for Launching Tasks
description: A small but important change in key commands
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# [Changing Key Commands for Launching Tasks](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/changing-key-commands-for-launching-tasks)

 Written by [Kourosh](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/author/kourosh) | Jun 10, 2019 3:00:00 PM

I still find Jesse's script to quickly get to a link in a note super useful (See [Getting more Focused with OmniFocus & Links by Hotkey](https://www.beingproductive.org/2016/05/getting-more-focused-with-omnifocus-links-by-hotkey/)). Using Keyboard Maestro, I once used was Option-Space as its key command.

I've since changed it to **Option-Command-Space** to make room for upcoming OmniFocus functionality. Specifically, Option-Space will be used to drop tasks. I hope to write a post on it later.

In the meantime, if you're interested, you can [try out the new functionality as part of the Omni Group's beta](https://www.omnigroup.com/test/omnifocus-dropped-actions).

Normally, I wouldn't make a big deal of the key command change but as it is such a regular part of my workflow, I figured it might be for some of you out there, too.

If you want to make a change to the same key command as I'm using, you may also need to make an adjustment to the mac system settings. Here's what I needed to do:

- Open System Preferences
- Go to Keyboard
- Go to Shortcuts tab
- In the left column, go to Spotlight
- Uncheck Show Finder Search window:

Certainly, feel free to chose a key command less troublesome to set up, but I like this one.

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