If the default keyboard profile in Keyboard Editor does not match your current workstation equipment, you can create a keyboard
profile that contains the appropriate number of keys and/or that matches your workstation's keyboard layout. You can then
map the functions you need to the keys that you want to use.
To create a new keyboard profile:
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Select the emulation type for the keyboard profile you are creating. Regardless of your current session, you can create a
keyboard profile for any emulation. |
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Select the type of keyboard (based on the number of keys) that you want to create:
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You can clear the commands already assigned to the keys using the command buttons at any time during this keyboard session:
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Reset: Resets the key’s command to what was previously saved.
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Clear: Clears the key’s command from the key.
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Clear All: Clears all of the key commands from all the keys.
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Important Clicking on any of the command keys operates on the selected keyboard key. There is no undo function for these keys. If you
lose information mapped to the keys, you must reassign them manually or reload the keyboard profile.
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Select the type of commands that you want to assign from the Type list box:
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5250 Keys, 3270 Keys, or VT Keys: The keyboard functions common to the specified emulation.
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Command Function Keys: All of the programmable function (PF) keys defined for the current type of keyboard
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Normal Character Keys: All of the character and number keys
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Extended Character Keys: These are the special characters that are assigned to special key combinations on your keyboard, such as accented letters
(é, â) and symbols (©, ®).
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Dead Keys: These are the keys that you use to obtain special types of characters. They are called dead keys because they do not produce
characters by themselves; they must be used in conjunction with another key.
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In the Key list box, select the command you want to assign. |
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If you want to use a key combination for the function, select one or more of the Modifiers check boxes. If you select a modifier key, you must use that modifier key in addition to the key you select on the keyboard. For example,
if you select the Shift and Alt check boxes, you must press Shift and Alt before pressing the key to access the function.
Note Do not assign functions to the standard or shift positions of alphabetic keys; this erases your lower and upper case alphabetic
characters. Only assign functions to these keys using the Ctrl or Alt key.
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Click the key to which you want to assign the command. |
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Click Assign or right-click on the key. The keyboard editor assigns the selected command to the key.
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Select or use the Save button on the toolbar. |
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Type a name for the keyboard profile in the Keyboard file field and click Save. |
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Import the keyboard profile you just created using the Keyboard Management window. |