Specifications

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Using Keyboard Shortcuts
If you prefer to work from the keyboard as much as possible, you may find the
following keyboard shortcuts handy. If you have changed the Preferences setting for
the hot-key combination, substitute your new setting for Ctrl-Alt as needed in the
shortcuts listed here.
Shortcut Action
Ctrl-B Power on.
Ctrl-E Power off.
Ctrl-R Reset the power.
Ctrl-Z Suspend.
Ctrl-N Create a new virtual machine.
Ctrl-O Open a virtual machine.
Ctrl-F4 Close the current virtual machine.
Ctrl-D Edit the virtual machine’s configuration.
Ctrl-G Grab input from the keyboard and mouse.
Ctrl-P Edit preferences. See Setting User Preferences for the VMware GSX Server Host in
the VMware GSX Server Administration Guide.
Ctrl-Alt-Enter Go to full screen mode.
Ctrl-Alt Return to normal (windowed) mode.
Ctrl-Alt-Tab Switch among open virtual machines while the mouse and keyboard input are
grabbed.
Ctrl-Tab Switch among open virtual machines while the mouse and keyboard input are not
grabbed. VMware GSX Server must be the active application.
Ctrl-Shift-Tab Switch among open virtual machines while the mouse and keyboard input are not
grabbed. VMware GSX Server must be the active application.
Ctrl-Alt-Fx Switch among open virtual machines while using full screen mode. Fx is a function
key corresponding to the virtual machine you want to use. The key combination to
use for a virtual machine is shown in the VMware GSX Server title bar when that
virtual machine is active and in normal (windowed) mode.