# Update

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To enter the Update keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Press Update
- Type **Update**
- Type the shortcut **U**

## Description

The Update keyword is a function keyword which is used to update values in their source objects.

## Syntax

Update \[Object]\["Object\_Name" or Object\_Number or Next/Previous]

## Option Keywords

The Update Keyword uses the following option keywords:

- [/AddNewContent](/grandma3/2-3/ok_addnewcontent/)
- [/ForceGlobal](/grandma3/2-3/ok_forceglobal/)
- [/Global](/grandma3/2-3/ok_global/)
- [/InputFilter](/grandma3/2-3/ok_inputfilter/)
- [/OriginalContentOnly](/grandma3/2-3/ok_originalcontentonly/)
- [/Selective](/grandma3/2-3/ok_selective/)
- [/Universal](/grandma3/2-3/ok_universal/)

## Examples

- To update Preset 4.1, type:

|                                                                    |                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Update Preset 4.1  |

|                                                  |                                                                      |
| ------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/important_gray-f4dfbc.png) | **Important:**                                                       |
|                                                  | The following examples can only be applied to already existing cues! |

- To update the previous cue to the current cue in the selected sequence, type:

|                                                                    |                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Update Cue Previous |

- To update the second previous cue to the current cue in the selected sequence type:

|                                                                    |                                           |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-59d23e.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Update Cue Previous 2 |

|                                                  |                                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-3/important_gray-f4dfbc.png) | **Important:**                                                                                   |
|                                                  | The examples that use **Previous** can use **Next** to **do the opposite**.  |