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Key Assignment

Category
Select the category of function you want to work with, for example, Characters, Host Functions, Custom Functions, and Menu Commands.

When you select a category, the specific functions within that category appear in the table below, along with the keys assigned to those functions. Select a function in this table to change its key assignment. Refer to Default Characters and Functions for more information.

Note that if the administrator has disabled Edit Keyboard Mappings, the only available button on this screen will be Search for Key.
Assign a Key
After selecting a function, click this button to assign a key to it.
Unassign Key
After selecting a function, click this button to undo its key assignment.
Custom Functions
Click this button to bring up the Custom Function Editor. Certain keyboard functions are predefined with Host On-Demand for remapping. The Custom Function Editor allows you to define and maintain new keyboard functions, called custom functions, without having to edit HTML and Java script files. These new functions may be mapped to key combinations, much like the predefined keyboard functions. Using the Custom Function Editor, you can add or delete a custom function. You can then go to the Keyboard Remap window, choose Custom Functions from the Category list, and your defined custom functions will appear in the list available for remapping. You can also assign a toolbar button to a custom function from the Keystroke page of the Customize Toolbar window.
Reset Key
Click this button and then select a key to restore the key to its default assignment.
Reset All
Click this button to restore the default key assignments to all functions.
Search for Key
Click this button to find out if a certain key has already been assigned to a function. If there is a function already assigned to this key, that function will appear highlighted along with its assigned key.

Related topics:

  • Remapping the keyboard
  • Specifying a key as repeating or non-repeating