How do I copy all my shortcut buttons to another installation of MATLAB?

I want to copy all my shortcut buttons to a MATLAB installation on a different machine (or to a different MATLAB version on the same machine). Is there a file which contains all the shortcuts definitions that I can copy and paste into the directory of another installation?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

There is a XML file that contains all the shortcut definitions. This file is called 'shortcuts.xml' (R2012a and earlier) or 'shortcuts_2.xml' (R2012b and later). It is located in the MATLAB preferences directory. The location of this directory can be determined by entering the following command in the MATLAB command prompt:

>> prefdir

On a Windows operating system you can directly open the preferences directory by typing the following at the MATLAB command prompt:

>> winopen(prefdir);

Copy the following XML-files into the preferences directory of another MATLAB installation: # MATLABDesktop.xml # MATLABQuickAccess.xml # favorite_commands_toolset_favorite_commands_gallery.xml # FavoriteCommands.xml # shortcuts_2.xml

This will create all the shortcuts defined in this file in that particular installation. If you are copying these shortcuts from a pre-R2012b version of MATLAB to R2012b or later, rename the file from 'shortcuts.xml' to shortcuts_2.xml'.