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Chapter 3: Working with Target Servers
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Keyboard Options
Keyboard Macros
Keyboard macros ensure that keystroke combinations intended for the
target server are sent to and interpreted only by the target server.
Otherwise, they might be interpreted by the computer on which the
Virtual KVM Client is running (your client PC).
Macros are stored on the client PC and are PC-specific. Therefore, if you
use another PC, you will not see your macros. In addition, if another
person uses your PC and logs in under a different name, that user will
see your macros since they are computer-wide. Keyboard macros
created in the Virtual KVM Client are available in MPC and vice versa.
Building a Keyboard Macro
To build a macro:
1. Click Keyboard > Keyboard Macros. The Keyboard Macros dialog
appears.
2. Click Add. The Add Keyboard Macro dialog then appears.
3. Type a name for the macro in the Keyboard Macro Name field. This
name will appear in the Keyboard menu after it is created.
4. From the Hot-Key Combination field, select a keyboard combination
from the drop-down list. This allows you to execute the macro with a
predefined keystroke. Optional
5. In the Keys to Press drop-down list:
a. Select each key you would like to use to emulate keystrokes.
Select the keys in the order by which they are to be pressed.
b. After each selection, select Press Key. As each key is selected,
it will appear in the Keys to Release field.
For example, select the Windows key and the letter D key. When
these keys are selected in the client, the macro will be executed.
Add a key release attribute to the macro if needed (see next
step).
6. In the Keys to Release field:
a. Choose each key for which you would like to emulate a key
release. Define the keys you want released in order to run the
macro.
For example, specify that the keys to be pressed must also be
released in order for the macro to be executed. Select the keys in
the order by which they are to be released.
b. Click Release Key after each selection.