This chapter contains information about keyboard setup and customizing mapped key functions.
This section lists the functions assigned, by default, to each key on your keyboard.
For more information about each function, refer to the Keyboard choice on the Help menu.
You can change the default key assignments to the following default function tables, by selecting Keyboard Setup from the Assist menu.
When the Keyboard Setup window opens, select one of the following choices:
Personal Communications includes two .KMP keyboard map files that map the standard Win32 hotkeys for Cut, Copy, and Paste. You can use these keyboard map files or add the key values to an existing map file. See Win32 Cut, Copy, and Paste Hotkeys for more information.
To make the 3270 keyboard layout defaults available, do the following:
Table 11 shows the default key functions for PC/3270. The key used is the same for all the supported keyboard types.
Function of Key | Key |
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APL | Ctrl+F8 |
Attention | Esc |
Alternate Cursor | Alt+F11 |
Backspace | <- (Backspace) |
Back Tab | Shift+->| |
Back Tab Word | Alt+<- |
Break | Break |
Change Format Toggle | Alt+F3 |
Change Screen | Ctrl+PageUp |
Clear | Pause |
Color Blue | Ctrl+Shift+F5 |
Color Field Inherit | Ctrl+Shift+F8 |
Color Green | Ctrl+Shift+F3 |
Color Pink | Ctrl+Shift+F2 |
Color Red | Ctrl+Shift+F1 |
Color Turquoise | Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Color White | Ctrl+Shift+F7 |
Color Yellow | Ctrl+Shift+F4 |
Cursor Blink | Ctrl+F10 |
Cursor Down | V or 2(pad) |
Cursor Left | <- or 4(pad) |
Cursor Right | -> or 6(pad) |
Cursor Select | Ctrl+F9 |
Cursor Up | ^ or 8(pad) |
Delete Character |
Delete or .(pad) |
Delete Word |
Ctrl+Delete or Ctrl+.(pad) |
Document Mode Toggle | Alt+F1 |
Dup | Shift+Insert2 |
Edit Copy | Ctrl+Insert |
Edit Cut | Shift+Delete |
Edit Paste |
Shift+PageDown or Ctrl+Shift+Insert |
Edit Undo | Alt+<- (Backspace) |
End Field | Pad End |
Enter/Control | Shift+Ctrl |
Erase EOF | End2 |
Erase Field | Shift+End2 |
Erase Input | Alt+End2 |
Fast Cursor Down |
Alt+V or Alt+2(pad) |
Fast Cursor Up |
Alt+^ or Alt+8(pad) |
Field Mark | Shift+Home2 |
Graphic Cursor | Alt+F12 |
Highlighting Field Inherit | Alt+3(pad) |
Highlighting Reverse | Alt+*(pad) |
Highlighting Underscore | Alt+6(pad) |
Home | Home or 7(pad) |
Insert | Insert or 0(pad) |
Jump Next | Alt+PageUp |
Mark Down | Shift+V |
Mark Left | Shift+<- |
Mark Right | Shift+-> |
Mark Up | Shift+^ |
Move Mark Down |
Ctrl+V or Ctrl+2(pad) |
Move Mark Left |
Ctrl+<- or Ctrl+4(pad) |
Move Mark Right |
Ctrl+-> or Ctrl+6(pad) |
Move Mark Up |
Ctrl+^ or Ctrl+8(pad) |
PA1 | Alt+Insert2 |
PA2 | Alt+Home2 |
PA3 | Shift+PageUp2 |
Pause | Ctrl+F7 |
PF1 to PF12 | F1 to F12 |
PF13 to PF24 | Shift+F1 to F12 |
Play | Ctrl+F6 |
PS Field Inherit | Ctrl+Shift+(pad)0 |
Print (Local Copy) | Not assigned |
Quit (Device Cancel) | Alt+Left Ctrl |
Record | Ctrl+F5 |
Reset/Control | Left Ctrl |
Response Time Monitor | Ctrl+F11 |
Rule | Ctrl+Home |
Sys Request | Shift+Esc |
Tab Field | ->| or Shift+->|(pad) |
Tab Word | Alt+-> |
Test | Ctrl+PageDown |
Transparency Field Inherit | Ctrl+Shift+8(pad) |
Transparency Opaque | Ctrl+Shift+/(pad) |
Word Wrap Toggle | Alt+F2 |
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Note:
The Enhanced keyboard has some duplicated keys. The functions
of the duplicated keys are the same except when you specify a single
key. For example, Del means any Delete key, whereas Pad Del specifies
only the Delete key on the numeric keypad. |
To make the 5250 keyboard layout defaults available, do the following:
Table 12 shows the default key functions for iSeries®, eServer™ i5, or System i5®. The key used is the same for all the supported keyboard types.
Function of Key | Key |
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Alternate Cursor | Ctrl+F11 |
Attention | Esc |
Backspace | <- (Backspace) |
Backtab | Shift+->| |
Backtab Word | Alt+<- |
Begin Bold* | Ctrl+B |
Begin of line* | Ctrl+4(pad) |
Begin Underscore* | Ctrl+U |
Bottom of Page* | Ctrl+2(pad) |
Carrier Return |
Ctrl+Enter or Ctrl+-(pad) or Ctrl++(pad) |
Center Text* | Ctrl+C |
Clear | Pause |
Cursor Blink | Ctrl+F10 |
Cursor Down | V or 2(pad) |
Cursor Left | <- or 4(pad) |
Cursor Right | -> or 6(pad) |
Cursor Up | ^ or 8(pad) |
Delete Character | Delete or .(pad) |
Delete Word |
Ctrl+Delete or Ctrl+.(pad) |
Display Text Code | Alt+Insert |
Dup | Shift+Insert |
Edit Copy | Ctrl+Insert |
Edit Cut | Shift+Delete |
Edit Paste |
Shift+PageDown or Ctrl+Shift+Insert |
Edit Undo | Alt+<- (Backspace) |
End Bold/Underscore* | Ctrl+J |
End of line* | Ctrl+6(pad) |
End of page* | Ctrl+P |
Enter/Control | Right Ctrl |
Erase EOF | End or 1(pad) |
Erase Input | Alt+End |
Fast Cursor Down |
Alt+V or Alt+2(pad) |
Fast Cursor Up |
Alt+^ or Alt+8(pad) |
Field Exit |
Enter(pad) or <* (Enter) |
Field Mark | Shift+Home |
Field Minus (-) | -(pad) |
Field Plus (+) | +(pad) |
Half Index Down* | Ctrl+H |
Half Index Up* | Ctrl+Y |
Help | Alt+F1 |
Home | Home or 7(pad) |
Host Print | Ctrl+Pause |
Insert |
Insert or 0(pad) |
Insert Symbol* | Ctrl+A |
Jump Next | Alt+PageUp |
Mark Down | Shift+V |
Mark Left | Shift+<- |
Mark Right | Shift+-> |
Mark Up | Shift+^ |
Move Mark Down | Ctrl+V |
Move Mark Left | Ctrl+<- |
Move Mark Right | Ctrl+-> |
Move Mark Up | Ctrl+^ |
Next Column* | Ctrl+D |
Next Stop* | Ctrl+N |
Pause | Ctrl+F7 |
PF1 to PF12 | F1 to F12 |
PF13 to PF24 | Shift+F1 to F12 |
Play | Ctrl+F6 |
Quit | Alt+Left Ctrl |
Record | Ctrl+F5 |
Required Backspace | Ctrl+<- (Backspace) |
Required Space* | Ctrl+Space |
Required Tab* | Ctrl+->| |
Reset/Control | Left Ctrl |
Roll Down | 9(pad) or PageUp |
Roll Up | 3(pad) or PageDown |
Rule | Ctrl+Home |
Stop Code* | Ctrl+S |
System Request | Shift+Esc |
Tab Field | ->| |
Tab Word | Alt+-> |
Test Request | Alt+Pause |
Top of Page* | Ctrl+8(pad) |
Word Underscore* | Ctrl+W |
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Table 13 shows the default key functions for the combined package. The key used is the same for all the supported keyboard types.
When you use the 3270+5250 keyboard layout, the key definitions for the 3270 and 5250 layouts are combined with those listed here.
Function of Key | Key |
---|---|
Change Screen | Not assigned |
Character Advance | Shift+BackSpace |
Help | Not assigned |
Host Print | Not assigned |
PA3 | Not assigned |
Roll Down | PageUp |
Roll Up | PageDown |
Printer Setup | Not assigned |
To make the VT keyboard layout defaults available, do the following:
Table 14 shows the default key functions for VT220, VT100 and VT52. The key used is the same for all the supported keyboard types. The VT emulator keyboard gets selected as the default only when the VT Component is selected in the installation path.
Function of Key | Key |
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Backspace | <- (Backspace) |
Break | Ctrl+Pause |
CAN | Ctrl+<- (Backspace) |
Cursor Down | V or 2(pad) |
Cursor Left | <- or 4(pad) |
Cursor Right | -> or 6(pad) |
Cursor Up | ^ or 8(pad) |
Edit Copy | Ctrl+Insert |
Edit Cut | Shift+Delete |
Edit Paste |
Shift+PageDown or Ctrl+Shift+Insert |
Edit Undo | Alt+<- (Backspace) |
ESC | ESC |
Jump Next | Alt+PageUp |
New Line | <* (Enter) |
Mark Down | Shift+V |
Mark Left | Shift+<- |
Mark Right | Shift+-> |
Mark Up | Shift+^ |
Move Mark Down |
Ctrl+V or Ctrl+2(pad) |
Move Mark Left |
Ctrl+<- or Ctrl+4(pad) |
Move Mark Right |
Ctrl+-> or Ctrl+6(pad) |
Move Mark Up |
Ctrl+^ or Ctrl+8(pad) |
PF6 to PF12 | F6 to F12 |
PF13 to PF20 | Shift+F1 to F8 |
Rule | Ctrl+Home |
Tab Field | ->| or Shift+->| |
VT Enter | Shift+Enter(pad) |
VT Find |
End2 or 1(pad) |
VT Hold | Pause |
VT Insert | Insert or 0(pad) |
VT Next |
Page Down2 or 3(pad) |
VT Numpad 0 to VT Numpad 9 |
Shift+0(pad) to Shift+9(pad) |
VT Numpad Comma | Shift++(pad) |
VT Numpad Minus | -(pad) or Shift+-(pad) |
VT Numpad Period | Shift+.(pad) |
VT PF1 to VT PF4 | F1 to F4 |
VT Prev |
Page Up2 or 9(pad) |
VT Remove |
Delete or .(pad) |
VT Select |
Home2 or 7(pad) |
VT User F6 to VT User F12 | Ctrl+F6 to F12 |
VT User F13 to VT User F20 | Ctrl+Shift+F1 to F8 |
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Note:
The Enhanced keyboard has some duplicated keys. The functions
of the duplicated keys are the same except when you specify a single
key. For example, Del means any Delete key, whereas Pad Del specifies
only the Delete key on the numeric keypad. |
You can use Keyboard Setup to modify the function defined for each key on the keyboard, except some reserved keys.
You can define the following functions for the keys:
When you specify a key, you can save the new keyboard layout in a file (.KMP). If you create two or more keyboard files, you can alternate between them as required.
To assign a function to a key on the keyboard:
You can reset either the entire keyboard or specific keys to defaults:
Personal Communications includes two .KMP keyboard map files that map the standard Win32 hotkeys for Cut, Copy, and Paste to Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V, respectively. You can use these keyboard map files or add the key values to an existing map file.
For 5250 sessions, the .KMP file provided is pcswinkb5.kmp. The remapping is given in Table 15.
Function of Key | Key |
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Cut | Ctrl+X |
Copy | Ctrl+C |
Paste | Ctrl+V |
Enter | Enter |
New Line | Right Ctrl |
The keys PF7 and PF8 remains mapped to Roll Up and Roll Down, respectively.
For 3270 sessions, the .KMP file provided is pcswinkb3.kmp. The remapping is given in Table 16.
Function of Key | Key |
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Edit Cut | Ctrl+X |
Edit Copy | Ctrl+C |
Edit Paste | Ctrl+V |
Page Up | PF7 |
Page Down | PF8 |
Enter | Enter |
New Line | Right Ctrl |