Saving to a folder - shortcut key?

I would like to save to one folder every time I save a PDF. This is a folder with sub folders containing my client folders. I don't save there all the time but at least 90% of the time I do.
I understand there is no way to set up a default folder that all saves go to. I would like a solution to this issue as it would be a huge timesaver for me.
Is anyone aware of an add on program or maybe keylogger that would allow me to go to one folder after I hit "save as".
A miracle would be appreciated ☺.
Thanks

You can do this with JavaScript that's included in a JavaScript file that you install on your system. The script could create a custom menu item or toolbar button that when clicked will save the current file to the folder of your choice. You would then have to move the file to the appropriate subfolder. Would that be OK?

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However, shortcut key combinations that do not include the Command key (for example, the shortcut key combo Ctrl-Shift-D) WILL NOT activate the Service in any newly opened application, until you click on the Services Menu option in that application.
As soon as you click on the application's Services Menu, this seems to bind the shortcut key combo to the Service, and thereafter, that keyboard shortcut will activate the Service in that particular app. But if you then quit and reopen the app, you'll find the Service will once again lose its binding to the shortcut key combination and will thus fail to work again.
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Ctrl-X
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Here X denotes keyboard keys such as A, B, C, 1, 2, 3, =, \, [, etc.
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How do you change the shortcut keys for Firefox in Welsh For Mac?

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I have been putting up with not being able to use
shortcut keys for cut, paste and undo for months now.
One of the threads here advised to use System
Preferences to set up shortcuts, and I did this, and
it seemed successful.
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experience?
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Welcome to Lenovo Community!
Create keyboard shortcuts to open programs
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