diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index dc477d21a6..cbe713127d 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -3805,68 +3805,6 @@ void Application::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) {
                 Menu::getInstance()->triggerOption(MenuOption::Chat);
                 break;
 
-#if 0
-            case Qt::Key_I:
-                if (isShifted) {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetOrientation(glm::normalize(
-                                                                     glm::quat(glm::vec3(0.002f, 0, 0)) * _myCamera.getEyeOffsetOrientation()));
-                } else {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetPosition(_myCamera.getEyeOffsetPosition() + glm::vec3(0, 0.001, 0));
-                }
-                updateProjectionMatrix();
-                break;
-
-            case Qt::Key_K:
-                if (isShifted) {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetOrientation(glm::normalize(
-                                                                     glm::quat(glm::vec3(-0.002f, 0, 0)) * _myCamera.getEyeOffsetOrientation()));
-                } else {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetPosition(_myCamera.getEyeOffsetPosition() + glm::vec3(0, -0.001, 0));
-                }
-                updateProjectionMatrix();
-                break;
-
-            case Qt::Key_J:
-                if (isShifted) {
-                    QMutexLocker viewLocker(&_viewMutex);
-                    _viewFrustum.setFocalLength(_viewFrustum.getFocalLength() - 0.1f);
-                } else {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetPosition(_myCamera.getEyeOffsetPosition() + glm::vec3(-0.001, 0, 0));
-                }
-                updateProjectionMatrix();
-                break;
-
-            case Qt::Key_M:
-                if (isShifted) {
-                    QMutexLocker viewLocker(&_viewMutex);
-                    _viewFrustum.setFocalLength(_viewFrustum.getFocalLength() + 0.1f);
-                } else {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetPosition(_myCamera.getEyeOffsetPosition() + glm::vec3(0.001, 0, 0));
-                }
-                updateProjectionMatrix();
-                break;
-
-            case Qt::Key_U:
-                if (isShifted) {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetOrientation(glm::normalize(
-                                                                     glm::quat(glm::vec3(0, 0, -0.002f)) * _myCamera.getEyeOffsetOrientation()));
-                } else {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetPosition(_myCamera.getEyeOffsetPosition() + glm::vec3(0, 0, -0.001));
-                }
-                updateProjectionMatrix();
-                break;
-
-            case Qt::Key_Y:
-                if (isShifted) {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetOrientation(glm::normalize(
-                                                                     glm::quat(glm::vec3(0, 0, 0.002f)) * _myCamera.getEyeOffsetOrientation()));
-                } else {
-                    _myCamera.setEyeOffsetPosition(_myCamera.getEyeOffsetPosition() + glm::vec3(0, 0, 0.001));
-                }
-                updateProjectionMatrix();
-                break;
-#endif
-
             case Qt::Key_Slash:
                 Menu::getInstance()->triggerOption(MenuOption::Stats);
                 break;
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index f55c389a1f..42618796a5 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -103,16 +103,32 @@ Menu::Menu() {
     editMenu->addSeparator();
 
     // Edit > Cut
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Cut", Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_X);
+    auto cutAction = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Cut", QKeySequence::Cut);
+    connect(cutAction, &QAction::triggered, [] {
+            QKeyEvent* keyEvent = new QKeyEvent(QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_X, Qt::ControlModifier);
+            QCoreApplication::postEvent(QCoreApplication::instance(), keyEvent);
+    });
 
     // Edit > Copy
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Copy", Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_C);
+    auto copyAction = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Copy", QKeySequence::Copy);
+    connect(copyAction, &QAction::triggered, [] {
+            QKeyEvent* keyEvent = new QKeyEvent(QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_C, Qt::ControlModifier);
+            QCoreApplication::postEvent(QCoreApplication::instance(), keyEvent);
+    });
 
     // Edit > Paste
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Paste", Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_V);
+    auto pasteAction = addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Paste", QKeySequence::Paste);
+    connect(pasteAction, &QAction::triggered, [] {
+            QKeyEvent* keyEvent = new QKeyEvent(QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_V, Qt::ControlModifier);
+            QCoreApplication::postEvent(QCoreApplication::instance(), keyEvent);
+    });
 
     // Edit > Delete
-    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Delete", Qt::Key_Delete);
+    auto deleteAction =addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(editMenu, "Delete", QKeySequence::Delete);
+    connect(deleteAction, &QAction::triggered, [] {
+            QKeyEvent* keyEvent = new QKeyEvent(QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_Delete, Qt::ControlModifier);
+            QCoreApplication::postEvent(QCoreApplication::instance(), keyEvent);
+    });
 
     editMenu->addSeparator();