You can use keyboard shortcuts for menu commands and common actions.
Common Keyboard Shortcuts
These keyboard shortcuts work the same way in Horizon Client as they do in all applications.
| Action | Key or Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Click the highlighted button in a dialog box | Press Enter. |
| Open the context menu | Press Shift+F10. |
| Click the Cancel button in a dialog box | Press ESC. |
| Navigate between items in the server selection window or the desktop and application selector window | Use an arrow key to move in the direction of the arrow. To move to the right, press Tab. To move to the left, press Shift+Tab. |
| Delete an item from the server selection window or the desktop and application selector window | Press Delete. |
| In Windows 8.x, navigate between the Start window and the remote desktop window | Press the Windows key. |
Server Selection Window Key Combinations
You can use these key combinations in the server selection window in Horizon Client.
| Menu Command or Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Open the online help in a browser window | Alt+O+H, Ctrl+H |
| New Server command | Alt+N |
| Open the Support Information window | Alt+O+S |
| Open the About Horizon Client window | Alt+O+V |
| Configure SSL command | Alt+O+O |
| Hide selector after launching an item command | Alt+O+I |
Desktop and Application Selector Keyboard Shortcuts
You can use these keyboard shortcuts when you select remote desktops and published applications in Horizon Client.
| Menu Command or Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Open the online help in a browser window | Alt+O+H, Ctrl+H |
| Open the Options menu | Alt+O |
| Open the Support Information window | Alt+O+S |
| Open 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 published application or remote 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 a favorite designation | Shift+F10+F |
| Open the Settings menu | Alt+S, or Shift+F10+S |
| Start the selected item | Enter, or Shift+F10+L |
| Pin a shortcut for the remote desktop or published application to the Start menu (for Windows 7 and earlier) or the Start window (for Windows 8.x and later) on the client system | Shift+F10+A |
| Open 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 remote desktop shortcut for the selected item | Shift+F10+C |
| Add the selected item to the Start menu or Start window | Shift+F10+A |
| Reset the selected remote desktop (if your administrator allows you to reset) | Shift+F10+R |
| Refresh the remote desktop and published application list | F5 |
Desktop Window Shortcuts
To use these shortcuts, you must press Ctrl+Alt or click the Horizon Client menu bar, rather than click inside the remote desktop, before you press the keys. These shortcuts work only when you use the VMware Blast display protocol or the PCoIP display protocol.
| Menu Command or Action | Key Combination |
|---|---|
| Release the mouse pointer so that it is no longer inside the remote desktop | Ctrl+Alt |
| Open Options menu | Alt+O |
| Open the Support Information window | Alt+O+M |
| Open the About Horizon Client window | Alt+O+V |
| Open the Share Folders Settings dialog box | 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 |
Keyboard Shortcuts for Input Focus
You can use the Hotkey combination to grab input focus and Hotkey combination to release input focus group policy settings to configure keyboard shortcuts for input focus. You can use the Automatic input focus in a virtual desktop window group policy setting to send input to the remote desktop automatically when a user brings the remote desktop to the front. These features are useful for users who cannot use mouse clicks to grab and release a remote desktop. For more information, see General Settings for Client GPOs
