Works on all Windows.The major key for each key signature is shown as a capital letter the minor key as a small letter. Excess of everything is bad, over personalization may cause difficulty while typing on different keyboards, so take care and do not forget to create a system restore point before using this software. SharpKeys is a very useful application that lets you personalize your keyboard controls and personally I feel that it has helped me increase my typing speed by bringing some of the essential features near to my fingers.

You need to log out or reboot so that the changes can take place.

Once you are done with creating your mappings, click on the ‘Write to Registry’ button to save those mappings with your system. You can even click on the ‘Delete’ button to delete the mapping, moreover, there is an option for deleting all the mappings. Similarly, you can press the ‘Edit’ button and edit the saved mappings. For example, I am mapping the ‘Tab’ key with the backspace key so that every time I press ‘Tab’ key, the backspace function should be performed. To add a new mapping, click on the ‘Add’ button and then choose a key that you want to map, or you can hit the ‘Type Key’ button and press that key from the keyboard and then choose the key with which you want to map. You can even delete or edit them afterward. In the main window, you could see an empty list, in this list, you can add your mappings. Once you are done with creating the system restore point, you can use SharpKeys without any risk. With its intuitive interface, it never lets you feel like you are doing some geeky stuff like registry editing.

SharpKeys is open-source software that lets you remap your keyboard functions as per your convenience. Remapping involves registry editing, so it is recommended to create a system restore point before you do it. Remapping can be easily done with the help of SharpKeys. I am organizing my Computer’s keyboard keys in such a way that I can reach them easily and type faster than before. Remapping can be done at your convenience, and it is useful too.

For example, you can use the ‘Tab Kay’ as ‘Backspace’ key or vice versa. Remapping is a technique of allotting a different function to a keyboard key. While typing faster, do you always hit the wrong buttons on your computer? Then you must consider remapping your keyboard buttons.

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