While Simon's idea to use custom presets is perhaps the best way to enhance your JOSM experiences, it might be a bit intimidating. But you can remember the keys over a restart. See the instructions on the [Add Value Dialog](https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Dialog/AddValue). Right-click on the dialog and check the "Remember last used tags" flag. p.s. I can't remember I did it like this, I probably switched one of the variables in the settings pane under preferences by hand.

While Simon's idea to use custom presets, that presets is perhaps the best way to enhance your JOSM experiences, it might be a bit intimidating. But you can remember the keys over a restart. See the instructions on the [Add Value Dialog](https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Dialog/AddValue). Right-click on the dialog and check the "Remember last used tags" flag. p.s. I can't remember I did it like this, I probably switched one of the variables in the settings pane under preferences by hand.

While Simon's idea to use custom presets, that might be a bit intimidating. But you can remember the keys over a restart. See the instructions on the [Add Value Dialog](https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/Help/Dialog/AddValue). Right-click on the dialog and check the "Remember last used tags" flag. p.s. I can't remember I did it like this, I probably switched one of the variables in the settings pane under preferences by hand.