Terminal Services: shortcut keys

Submitted by phil on Sun, 04/19/2009 - 13:56

Following from my previous post, here are the shortcut keys to make your work in remote desktop connection even more effective:

Shortcut key	Description
ALT+PAGE UP	Switches between programs from left to right.
ALT+PAGE DOWN	Switches between programs from right to left.
ALT+INSERT	Cycles through programs in the order that they were started in.
ALT+HOME	Displays the Start menu.
CTRL+ALT+BREAK	Switches between a window and a full screen.
CTRL+ALT+END	Displays the Windows Security dialog box.
ALT+DELETE	Displays the Windows menu.
CTRL+ALT+Minus (-) symbol on the numeric keypad	Places a copy of the active window, within the client, on the remote computer's clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing ALT+PRINT SCREEN on a local computer).
CTRL+ALT+Plus (+) symbol on the numeric keypad	Places a copy of the entire client window area on the remote computer's clipboard (provides the same functionality as pressing PRINT SCREEN on a local computer).
CTRL+ALT+RIGHT ARROW	Enables you to “tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.
CTRL+ALT+LEFT ARROW	Enables you to “tab” out of the Remote Desktop controls to a control in the host program (for example, a button or a text box). Useful when the Remote Desktop controls are embedded in another (host) program.

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