# Binding keys on the keyboard

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**Created:** [March 5, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binding-keys-on-the-keyboard/394732 "2007-03-05T22:10:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binding-keys-on-the-keyboard/394732/1 "2007-03-05T22:10:16Z")

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Yet another PC (yes, Pc not mac, because I happen to have a PC) question:  
How do I bind keys to do something else than what it’s already assigned to?  
I have a swedish keyboard and they layout is somewhat similar to the english one, with some slight variations, one of which is the ~ key. It’s bound to a key that normally outputs the circumflex. So, in order to get the tilda I have to press Alt-Gr and then that key to get a tilda. But I want to bind the tilda key to another key, so that I can just press that key and get it automatically. How would I go about doing this? Why I need this is mostly for gaming purposes if I want to pull down the console and make adjustments.