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Default keyboard mapping

The following table lists supported Host On-Demand keyboard functions, the default keys they are mapped to, and the types of sessions in which the function is supported.

A supported function is denoted by 'X', along with any special notes that apply to the function. The X -f (Minus Function) indicator will appear in the Operator Information Area (OIA) if you attempt to use a function in a session that does not support that function.

Function Key Mapping 3270 5250 VT CICS
Alternate Cursor Not mapped1

X

X

X

X
Alternate View(note6) Ctrl+F3 (other platforms), Ctrl+3 (Mac OS X)

X

X

    
Attention Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
Backspace Backspace

X

X

X2

X
Backtab Shift+Tab

X

X

X

X
Backtab Word Ctrl+End

X

X

  

X
Beginning of Field Not mapped1

X

    

X
Clear Esc

X

X

X2

X
Clear Pause/Break

X

X

X

X
Copy5 Ctrl+Insert

X

X

X

X
Cursor Down Down arrow

X

X

X2

X
Cursor Left Left arrow

X

X

X2

X
Cursor Right Right arrow

X

X

X2

X
Cursor Up Up arrow

X

X

X2

X
Cut5 Shift+Delete

X

X

  

X
DBCS Input(note6) Not mapped1

X

X

    
Delete Character Delete

X

X

X2,3

X
Delete Word Ctrl+Delete

X

X

  

X
DUP Field Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
Enter Enter

X

X

X

X
Enter or Reset Ctrl

X

X

 

X
End Field End

X

X

X2,3

X
Erase Field Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
Erase EOF Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
Erase Input Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
Field Exit Ctrl+Enter  

X

    
Field Mark Shift+Home

X

X

    
Field Minus Not mapped1  

X

    
Field Plus Not mapped1  

X

    
F1, F3, and F4 F1, F3, and F4 X X X X
F2 and F5 F2 and F5 X X   X
F2 Print Screen     X  
F5 Break     X  
F6-F9, 11, 12 F6-F9, 11, 12

X

X

 

X
F10 F10

X

X

X

X
F13-24 Shift+F1-12

X

X

X4

X
Graphic Cursor Alt+PF12

X

 

 

 
Help Not mapped1  

X

    
Home Home

X

X

X2,3

X
Insert Insert

X

X

X2,3

X
Jump Next Session Ctrl+Page Up

X

X

X

X
New Line Shift+Enter

X

X

  

X
Next Word Not mapped1

X

    

X
PA1 Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
PA2 Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
PA3 Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
Page Up Page Up

X

X

X2,3

X
Page Down Page Down

X

X

X2,3

X
Paste5 Shift+Insert

X

X

  

X
Previous Word Not mapped1

X

    

X
Reset Not mapped1

X

X

X

X
Rule Ctrl+Home

X

X

X

X
SO/SI Display(note6) Ctrl+F1 (other platforms), Ctrl+1 (Mac OS X)

X

X

    
System Request Not mapped1

X

X

  

X
Tab Field Tab

X

X

X2

X
Tab Word Ctrl+Page Down

X

X

  

X
Test Request Ctrl+F12  

X

    
Undo Meta+Z (VT only), Ctrl+Z (other sessions)

X

X

X

X
  1. This function is not mapped to any key but can be mapped to a supported key.
  2. VT supports this function but it is up to the host application to act on it.
  3. Supported in VT220 mode only.
  4. VT supports function keys F1 through F20.
  5. The function is only available under browsers that support version 1.1 or higher of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
  6. The function is available only in a DBCS session.

Default shortcut keys

To access functions that are often used, the following default shortcut keys are available.

Function Shortcut key
JumpNext Ctrl+J
Print Screen Ctrl+P
Exit Ctrl+Q
Cut Ctrl+X
Copy Ctrl+C
Paste Ctrl+V
Select All Ctrl+A
Send File to Host Ctrl+S
Receive File from Host Ctrl+R
Play Macro Ctrl+M
Run Applet Ctrl+U
Index Ctrl+H


Ctrl-key values are sent to the host in VT sessions, not to the session. The default values for the menu functions have been removed from VT sessions, so that the appropriate values are sent to the host. You can use the Keyboard Remap function to map these menu functions to other keys.


Related topics

  • Remapping the keyboard
  • Default characters and functions
  • Thai shortcut keys
  • BIDI shortcut keys