# Is there a keystroke to cycle through effects in segment editor

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-keystroke-to-cycle-through-effects-in-segment-editor/10117>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 5, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-keystroke-to-cycle-through-effects-in-segment-editor/10117 "2020-02-05T06:37:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 6:37am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-keystroke-to-cycle-through-effects-in-segment-editor/10117/1 "2020-02-05T06:37:41Z")

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From the docs it appears that numerals are used to shortcut different effects. Would it be possible to add two keystrokes which cycle through the effects left and right (much like the f/g combination for slice views).

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**Author:** ![timeanddoctor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/timeanddoctor/32/5839_2.png) [@timeanddoctor](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/timeanddoctor)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-keystroke-to-cycle-through-effects-in-segment-editor/10117/2 "2020-02-05T07:12:38Z")

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yes you can.  
pls read [https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Customize\_keyboard\_shortcuts](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Customize_keyboard_shortcuts)

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/is-there-a-keystroke-to-cycle-through-effects-in-segment-editor/10117/3 "2020-02-06T20:08:08Z")

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I added [a repository example](https://www.slicer.org/wiki/Documentation/Nightly/ScriptRepository#Customize_keyboard_shortcuts) for cycling through effects as needed for SlicerMorph.