# Request: keyboard shortcut for new highlighter colors

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/request-keyboard-shortcut-for-new-highlighter-colors/13803>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [September 23, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/request-keyboard-shortcut-for-new-highlighter-colors/13803 "2024-09-23T21:50:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mcgaritydotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@mcgaritydotme](https://community.bear.app/u/mcgaritydotme)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/request-keyboard-shortcut-for-new-highlighter-colors/13803/1 "2024-09-23T21:50:08Z")

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Today, I had a number of things which required non-green highlights. I selected multiple lines, clicked ⌘-Shift-M to highlight as green, then clicked the pencil to select the color red — but only one line changed color. ☹ I then had to change each line one-by-one.

Perhaps something like the following — if multiple highlighted lines are selected:

- If you mouse-click the pencil to select a new color, all selected highlights change to that color
- Conversely, perhaps could type ⌘-Shift-M to cycle thru the colors. Ex:
  - Select some text
  - Type ⌘-Shift-M to highlight as green
  - While text remains selected, type ⌘-Shift-M again
  - Highlight color changes to red
  - etc.

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**Author:** ![trix180](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/trix180/32/588_2.png) [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/request-keyboard-shortcut-for-new-highlighter-colors/13803/2 "2024-09-24T14:32:12Z")

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Thanks for the feedback. I can suggest assigning a [custom keystroke](https://bear.app/faq/customise-mac-shortcuts/) on macOS for this purpose.

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**Author:** ![mcgaritydotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@mcgaritydotme](https://community.bear.app/u/mcgaritydotme)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/request-keyboard-shortcut-for-new-highlighter-colors/13803/3 "2024-09-25T12:19:47Z")

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That’s a great suggestion, as I wasn’t aware that showed as a top-menu item (since it was missing from the right-mouse-click menu). Thanks!