---
name: "menuSetShortcut"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["GUI Control - Menu"]
arma3_since: "2.02"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/menuSetShortcut
revid: 378330
updated: 2026-04-02T16:30:41Z
---

# menuSetShortcut

*Command · GUI Control - Menu · Arma 3 v2.02*

## Description

Sets shortcut of given menu strip entry.

## Syntax

### Syntax 1

```sqf
menuSetShortcut [idc, path, shortcut]
```

**Parameters:**

- `idc`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)
- `path`: [Tree View Path](../topics/Tree_View_Path.md)
- `shortcut`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

### Syntax 2

```sqf
control menuSetShortcut [path, shortcut]
```

**Parameters:**

- `control`: [Control](../topics/Control.md)
- `path`: [Tree View Path](../topics/Tree_View_Path.md)
- `shortcut`: [Number](../topics/Number.md)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
_ctrlMenuStrip menuSetShortcut [[0,0], 2048 + 0x16]; // ALT + U
```

## See also

[menuShortcut](../commands/menuShortcut.md) · [menuShortcutText](../commands/menuShortcutText.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — menuSetShortcut](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/menuSetShortcut) (revision 378330).</sub>