If you map a keyboard shortcut, how the shortcut behaves on the client device depends on how the OS manages the shortcut.To ensure that keyboard shortcut mappings register correctly with Horizon Client, use the Language Setting to specify the language and layout of your keyboard. The physical layout of keys on a keyboard can differ depending on the language of the keyboard.If you attempt to map one of these operating system (OS) keyboard shortcuts in Horizon Client, the behavior of the shortcut on the client device and in the remote desktop or published application can be unpredictable.īefore you create a keyboard shortcut mapping, review the following considerations: For example, Command+Tab and Command+Space bar are common keyboard shortcuts on Mac systems and Ctrl+Esc and Alt+Enter are common keyboard shortcuts on Windows systems. Many operating systems include default keyboard shortcuts. Considerations for Mapping Operating System Keyboard Shortcuts When you press a mapped keyboard shortcut on your client keyboard, the corresponding Windows keyboard shortcut and action occurs in the remote desktop or application. A key code can be any key on your keyboard. When you create a keyboard shortcut mapping, you map a keyboard shortcut on the client device to a Windows keyboard shortcut that triggers the associated action in the remote desktop or application.Ī keyboard shortcut consists of one or more key modifiers, such as Control and Shift, and a key code. You can customize how remote desktops and published applications interpret keyboard shortcuts entered on the client device by creating keyboard shortcut mappings.

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