With Horizon Client 3.1 and later, you can use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands and common actions.
Shortcuts That Work the Same Way in Horizon Client as in All Applications
Action |
Key or Key Combination |
---|---|
Click the highlighted button in a dialog box. |
Press Enter. |
Invoke the context menu. |
Press Shift+F10. |
Click the Cancel button in a dialog box. |
Press ESC. |
Navigate between items in the server section window or the desktop and applications selection window. |
Use an arrow key to move in the direction of the arrow. Press Tab to move to the right. Press Shift+Tab to move to the left. |
Delete an item from the server section window or the desktop and applications selection window. |
Press Delete. |
In Windows 8.x, navigate between the Start screen and the desktop screen |
Press the Windows key. |
Horizon Client Window (Server Selection List) Shortcuts
Menu Command or Action |
Key Combination |
---|---|
Open the help system in a browser window |
Alt+O+H, Ctrl+H |
New Server command |
Alt+N |
Display the Support Information window |
Alt+O+S |
Display the About Horizon Client window |
Alt+O+V |
Configure SSL command |
Alt+O+O |
Hide selector after launching an item command |
Alt+O+I |
Remote Desktop and Application Selector Shortcuts
Menu Command or Action |
Key Combination |
---|---|
Open the help system in a browser window |
Alt+O+H, Ctrl+H |
Display Options menu |
Alt+O |
Display the Support Information window |
Alt+O+S |
Display the About Horizon Client window |
Alt+O+V |
Log off from the remote desktop |
Shift+F10+O |
Disconnect and log off from the server |
Alt+D |
Toggle between Show Favorites and Show All |
Alt+F |
While showing favorites, after typing the first few characters of the application or desktop name, go to the next item that matches the search |
F4 |
While showing favorites, go to the previous item that matches the search |
Shift+F4 |
Mark as a favorite or remove favorite designation |
Shift+F10+F |
Display Settings menu |
Alt+S, or Shift+F10+S |
Launch the selected item |
Enter, or Shift+F10+L |
Pin a shortcut for the remote desktop or application to the client system's Start menu (for Windows 7 and earlier) or the Start screen (for Windows 8.x) |
Shift+F10+A |
Display the Display Settings context menu for the selected remote desktop |
Shift+F10+D |
Use the PCoIP display protocol to connect to the selected remote desktop |
Shift+F10+P |
Use the RDP display protocol to connect to the selected remote desktop |
Shift+F10+M |
Create a desktop shortcut for the selected item |
Shift+F10+C |
Add the selected item to your Start menu or Start screen |
Shift+F10+A |
Reset the selected desktop (if your administrator allows you to reset) |
Shift+F10+R |
Refresh the desktop and application list |
F5 |
Desktop Window (with a PCoIP or VMware Blast Extreme Session) Shortcuts
These shortcuts work if you first press Ctrl+Alt or click on the Horizon Client menu bar, rather than inside the remote desktop operating system, before you press the keys.
Menu Command or Action |
Key Combination |
---|---|
Release the mouse cursor so that it is no longer inside the remote desktop operating system |
Ctrl+Alt |
Display Options menu |
Alt+O |
Display the Support Information window |
Alt+O+M |
Display the About Horizon Client window |
Alt+O+V |
Invoke the Share Folders Settings dialog |
Alt+O+F |
Toggle Enable display scaling |
Alt+O+N |
Switch to Other Desktop command |
Alt+O+S |
Autoconnect to this Desktop command |
Alt+O+A |
Enable Relative Mouse command |
Alt+O+E |
Send Ctrl+Alt+Del command |
Alt+O+C |
Disconnect command |
Alt+O+D |
Disconnect and Log Off command |
Alt+O+L |
Connect USB Device command |
Alt+U |