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The desktop keyboard runs as a small status window plus three global hotkeys that work from any application — your browser, email client, Slack, Word, anywhere. The home window shows you it's running and reminds you of the hotkeys.

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   Connection status

   Green when Vavus Keyboard is signed in and ready. Red means you need to sign in or grant accessibility permission.

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   Ctrl+D — Dictate

   Press Ctrl+D anywhere to start dictating into the focused text field. Press it again to stop.

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   Ctrl+T — Translate selection

   Highlight any text in any app, press Ctrl+T, and Vavus replaces it with the translated version in your target language.

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   Ctrl+R — Reverse translate

   The reverse of Ctrl+T — translate selected text into your source language. Useful when reading text someone else wrote in another language.

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   Settings

   Opens preferences — languages, dictation tier, translation engine, hotkey rebinds, theme, and account.