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Monster Hunter: World: How to Use Keyboard Item Shortcuts and Loadouts

Choose keyboard item bars, use F1–F4 and number keys, and understand which loadout saves shortcuts.

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Choose the keyboard shortcut style

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World’s PC Steam version offers Keyboard and Gamepad styles through Options, Radial Menu Type. Capcom identifies Keyboard as the default style: it maps items and tools to bars rather than the gamepad radial selection flow. Select the style you intend to use before choosing the appropriate preset for a quest. [1]

Steps

  1. Open Options, then Radial Menu Type, and select Keyboard for keyboard-style item bars. [1]
  2. Press F1 through F4 to select an item menu, then use number keys 1 through 9 for its items. [1]

Keep shortcut presets with Item Loadouts

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Item Loadouts include inventory organization and shortcut assignments. Equipment or Gear Loadouts cover weapons, armor, charms, specialized tools and decorations instead; they are not associated with the item shortcut menu. Use this distinction when deciding which existing preset to load. [1]

Steps

  1. Before starting the quest, check the item-menu preset. Remember that loading an Item Loadout replaces shortcuts with the assignments saved in that loadout. [1]

Sources & verification

Platform and version details belong to the individual issue or guide section. A documented workaround may not resolve every case.

  1. Monster Hunter: World Official Steam FAQ (Updated 8/9/2018) :: Monster Hunter: World General Discussions official-supportRetrieved

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