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Configure Keyboard Shortcut Mappings
In Horizon Client 3.2 and later, you can customize how remote desktops and applications interpret Apple
keyboard shortcuts by configuring keyboard shortcut mappings. You can create different keyboard shortcut
mappings for remote desktops and remote applications.
When you create a keyboard mapping, you map an Apple keyboard shortcut to a Windows keyboard
shortcut or action. A keyboard shortcut consists of one or more key modifiers, such as Control and Shift, and
a key code. A key code can be any key on your keyboard, except for a modifier key. The available actions
depend on whether the mapping applies to remote desktops or remote applications. Examples of actions
include Toggle Fullscreen Mode, Quit Application, and Disabled. When you press a mapped keyboard
shortcut on your Apple keyboard, the corresponding Windows keyboard shortcut or action occurs in the
remote desktop or application.
Prerequisites
If you plan to map an operating system keyboard shortcut, see “Considerations for Mapping Operating
System Keyboard Shortcuts,” on page 29.
Procedure
1 Select VMware Horizon Client > Preferences and click Keyboard.
2 Click the Desktop tab to configure keyboard shortcut mappings for remote desktops, or click the
Applications tab to configure keyboard shortcut mappings for remote applications.
3 Configure the keyboard shortcut mappings.
Option Action
Delete a keyboard shortcut
mapping
Select the mapping and click the minus (-) button.
Add a keyboard shortcut mapping
a Click the plus (+) button.
b Specify the Apple keyboard shortcut sequence by clicking one or more
keyboard modifiers and typing a key code in the text box. You can also
select a key from the drop-down menu. The From: field shows the
keyboard shortcut that you created.
c Specify the corresponding Windows keyboard shortcut sequence by
clicking one or more keyboard modifiers and typing a key code in the
text box. You can also select a key from the drop-down menu. The To:
field shows the keyboard shortcut that you created.
d Click OK to save your changes.
Modify a keyboard shortcut
mapping
Double-click the mapping and make your changes.
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To modify the Apple keyboard shortcut sequence, click one or more
keyboard modifiers and typing a key code in the text box. You can also
select a key from the drop-down menu.
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To modify the corresponding Windows keyboard shortcut sequence,
click one or more keyboard modifiers and typing a key code in the text
box. You can also select a key from the drop-down menu.
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To add or modify an action, select Client action and select an action
from the drop-down menu.
Click OK to save your changes.
Map a keyboard shortcut to an
action
a Click the plus (+) button.
b Specify the Apple keyboard shortcut sequence by clicking one or more
keyboard modifiers and typing a key code in the text box. You can also
select a key from the drop-down menu. The From: field shows the
keyboard shortcut that you created.
c Select Client action and select an action from the drop-down menu.
d Click OK to save your changes.
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