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#### On KDE Plasma desktop

To make configuration easier, there's a [file](docs/shortcuts-config/flameshot-shortcuts-kde.khotkeys) in the repository that more or less automates this process. This file will assign the following keys to the following actions by default:
To make configuration easier, there's a [file](docs/shortcuts-config/flameshot-shortcuts-kde.khotkeys) in the repository that more or less automates this process. This file will assign the following hotkeys by default:

| Keys | Description |
|--- |--- |
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| <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Prt Sc</kbd> | Take a full-screen (all monitors) screenshot and save it |
| <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>Shift</kbd> + <kbd>Prt Sc</kbd> | Take a full-screen (all monitors) screenshot and copy it to the clipboard |

If you don't like the defaults, you can change them manually later.
If you don't like the defaults, they can be changed later.

Steps for using the configuration:

1. The configuration file configures shortcuts so that Flameshot automatically saves (without opening the save dialog) screenshots to `~/Pictures/Screenshots` folder. Make sure you have that folder by running the following command:
1. The configuration file makes Flameshot automatically save screenshots to `~/Pictures/Screenshots` without opening the save dialog. Make sure that folder exists by running:

```shell
mkdir -p ~/Pictures/Screenshots
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3. Make sure you have the `khotkeys` installed using your package manager to enable custom shortcuts in KDE Plasma.
4. Go to _System Settings_ → _Shortcuts_ → _Custom Shortcuts_.
5. If there's one, you'll need to disable an entry for Spectacle, the default KDE screenshot utility, first because its shortcuts might collide with Flameshot's ones; so, just uncheck the _Spectacle_ entry.
6. Click _Edit_ → _Import..._, navigate to the Desktop folder (or wherever you saved the configuration file) and open the configuration file.
5. If an entry exists for Spectacle (the default KDE screenshot utility), you'll need to disable it because its shortcuts might conflict with Flameshot's. Do this by unchecking the _Spectacle_ entry.
6. Click _Edit_ → _Import..._, navigate to the configuration file and open it.
7. Now the Flameshot entry should appear in the list. Click _Apply_ to apply the changes.
8. If you want to change the defaults, you can expand the entry, select the appropriate action and modify it as you wish; the process is pretty self-explanatory.
8. If you want to change the default hotkeys, you can expand the entry, select the appropriate action and modify it as you wish; the process is pretty self-explanatory.
9. If you installed Flameshot as a Flatpak, you will need to create a symlink to the command:

```shell
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