1. Press the hotkey.

[Blender] N,

[Blender 2.7x] N,

[Industry Compatible] Ctrl + ],

to show the side bar

1. Click the tab "console".
2. You will see the interface.

1. The global hotkey settings panel is disable when Blender is just opened.
2. You can click “Toggle Console” or use your hotkey to open the Blender console.
3. After the console pops up, the global hotkey settings panel becomes available.

1. Now, you can set global hotkeys. For more details, please read How to set global hotkeys

NOTE:: You can’t use Windows’ Global hotkeys, like Win + E.