# I've seen a useful gismo

**URL:** <https://blenderartists.org/t/ive-seen-a-useful-gismo/560344>\
**Category:** Basics & Interface\
**Created:** [December 24, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ive-seen-a-useful-gismo/560344 "2012-12-24T00:23:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![oldblock](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/oldblock/32/575335_2.png) [@oldblock](https://blenderartists.org/u/oldblock)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ive-seen-a-useful-gismo/560344/1 "2012-12-24T00:23:34Z")

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I’m watching a tutorial and down bottom left there is a mouse symbol and a scrolling display of the commands that are being entered. How do I turn it on?

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Marklew](https://blenderartists.org/user_avatar/blenderartists.org/richard_marklew/32/4458_2.png) [@Richard\_Marklew](https://blenderartists.org/u/Richard_Marklew)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2012, 5:56am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/ive-seen-a-useful-gismo/560344/2 "2012-12-24T05:56:13Z")

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File / User Preferences / Addons. Under the 3D iew section enable the ‘Screencast Keys’ addon. Start it from the Properties panel (shortcut N) of the 3D View window  
[http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/3D\_interaction/Screencast\_Key\_Status\_Tool](http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Extensions:2.6/Py/Scripts/3D_interaction/Screencast_Key_Status_Tool)