Remap ESC to Option-ESC in Office (Excel, Word, etc) with karabiner-elements

Question

When I am using Safari in full screen, and I press ESC key it's minimized. So that's why I started using karabiner-elements.

I install it, I use the first option in this page and the problem is solved.

Now, I want to know if in Office (Excel, Word, PorwerPoint) I can use the same settings.

In the page I mentioned before I didn't find the option I want.

In the video that I attach, the screen is minimized when I press ESC.

Answer 1

If I understand your question correctly, you'd like to have ⌥ Option Esc function like that of remapped Safari's Esc key.

In Karabiner Elements, you have to modify the JSON file and remove the entry making it for Safari only:

You have to remove the following section:

{
              "type": "frontmost_application_if",
              "bundle_identifiers": [
                "^com.apple.Safari"
              ]
            }

Karabiner-Elements has a number of examples that you can base new keys from. It's also important that your read the manual on how the application functions.