Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Forum

Is there a way to prevent the action menu (and also the attack menu) from constantly switching back to the default skills/items every time I go to a new area?
 
If I'm not being too clear, here's an example:
 
I scroll through the action menu to switch from 'Heal' to 'Master Speed' to use it. Whenever I switch to a new area, the selection always resets to 'Heal'. Therefore, I need to continuously scroll through the action menu to use 'Master speed' on multiple areas.
 
Is there a way to prevent this so I can become slightly more efficient when I'm juggling all my skills and abilities?