keyboard/zmk/docs/docs/behaviors/outputs.md
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title: Output Selection Behavior
sidebar_label: Output Selection
---
## Summary
The output behavior allows selecting whether keyboard output is sent to the
USB or bluetooth connection when both are connected. This allows connecting a
keyboard to USB for power but outputting to a different device over bluetooth.
By default, output is sent to USB when both USB and BLE are connected.
Once you select a different output, it will be remembered until you change it again.
## Output Command Defines
Output command defines are provided through the [`dt-bindings/zmk/outputs.h`](https://github.com/zmkfirmware/zmk/blob/main/app/include/dt-bindings/zmk/outputs.h)
header, which is added at the top of the keymap file:
```
#include <dt-bindings/zmk/outputs.h>
```
This allows you to reference the actions defined in this header:
| Define | Action |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `OUT_USB` | Prefer sending to USB |
| `OUT_BLE` | Prefer sending to the current bluetooth profile |
| `OUT_TOG` | Toggle between USB and BLE |
## Output Selection Behavior
The output selection behavior changes the preferred output on press.
### Behavior Binding
- Reference: `&out`
- Parameter #1: Command, e.g. `OUT_BLE`
### Examples
1. Behavior binding to prefer sending keyboard output to USB
```
&out OUT_USB
```
1. Behavior binding to prefer sending keyboard output to the current bluetooth profile
```
&out OUT_BLE
```
1. Behavior binding to toggle between preferring USB and BLE
```
&out OUT_TOG
```