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From: Jessica Dene Earley-Cha <12740421+chatasweetie@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:22:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [cmdpal] Announce Shortcut key information (#46164)
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## Summary of the Pull Request
Add audio text about shortcut key for settings on the settings button

This is part of the a11y bug batch.
User Impact:
Users relying on assistive technologies may be unaware of shortcut keys,
reducing efficiency and making it harder to use the Command Palette
effectively.

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Co-authored-by: Jiří Polášek <me@jiripolasek.com>
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 .../cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw     | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
index aaa463ec38..d366cbbc45 100644
--- a/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
+++ b/src/modules/cmdpal/Microsoft.CmdPal.UI/Strings/en-us/Resources.resw
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ Right-click to remove the key combination, thereby deactivating the shortcut.</v
     <value>Dock (Preview)</value>
   </data>
   <data name="SettingsButton.[using:Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Automation]AutomationProperties.Name" xml:space="preserve">
-    <value>Open Command Palette settings</value>
+    <value>Open Command Palette settings, shortcut Control plus comma</value>
   </data>
   <data name="ActivationSettingsHeader.Text" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Activation</value>