User guide

Chapter 6: Using the Video Viewer Window 263
The Video Viewer window macro function allows you to:
• Send multiple keystrokes to a device, including keystrokes that you cannot generate without
affecting your local system, such as
Ctrl-Alt-Delete.
• Send a macro from a predefined macro group. Macro groups for Windows, Novell and Sun are
already defined.
• Create, edit and delete your own macros. When you create or edit a macro, you may type the
desired keystrokes or you may select from among several available categories of keystrokes.
Each category contains a set of keystroke combinations. Selecting from the available
categories and keystrokes saves time and eliminates the risk of typographical errors.
Since the DSView management software may be used to access different computer platforms,
DSView users may find it helpful to assign distinct macro groups to Global Macros or Personal
Macros on individual systems. You may group macros by selecting the Macros - Configure -
Macro Groups command in the Video Viewer window and specifying the macro group to display
in the Macro Groups dialog box.
The Macro Groups dialog box may also be used to switch between using Global and Personal
Macros at any time during a session.
The Video Viewer window contains grouping commands that allow you to:
• Create, edit and delete your own macro groups. A DSView user with DSView Administrator
or User Administrator privileges may also modify the predefined macro groups.
• Change the macro group that displays by default. This causes the macros in the specified group
to be available on the Macros menu.
Macro group settings are device-specific; that is, they may be set differently for each device.
NOTE: Exit Macros, which reside on and are used by a DSR switch, may also be created. See Defining exit
macros on page 200 for more information.
To send a macro:
1. Select Macros - <desired macro> from the Video Viewer window menu.
-or-
Select Macros - Configure - Macros from the Video Viewer window menu.
NOTE: The Macros - Configure - Macros menu item is not available if you are using the DSR Remote
Operations Software.
-or-
Click the Macros button.
The Macros dialog box appears.