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List of All Default Keyboard Shortcuts in Remote Desktop Manager

In our June poll, we asked for your favorite Remote Desktop Manager keyboard shortcuts and received a variety of responses, including requests for a comprehensive PDF guide, which we are excited to provide along with tutorials for customizing shortcuts and creating macros.

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For our June poll question, we asked you to share your favorite keyboard shortcuts in Remote Desktop Manager. There were many great responses, which is not surprising, because we have many great users!

Several of you mentioned that you do not currently use keyboard shortcuts in Remote Desktop Manager, but wanted to check them out and give them a try. There was also a request for a list of keyboard shortcuts in PDF format.

Well, as we like to say around here: We are always listening to you!

Below you will find a master list of all default keyboard shortcuts in Remote Desktop Manager. Plus, we are sharing two small tutorials for customizing keyboard shortcuts and creating keyboard shortcut macros in Remote Desktop Manager for Windows.

And what about the documentation of all keyboard shortcuts that you can use as a handy reference whenever you wish? You will find it right here!

Important: There are additional shortcuts beyond those listed below; they just don’t have associated keyboard keys.

Keyboard Shortcuts: ACTIONS

Name Shortcut
Clipboard - Copy Connection String Ctrl+Alt+H
Clipboard - Copy Domain Ctrl+Alt+B
Clipboard - Copy Host Ctrl+H
Clipboard - Copy Password Ctrl+Shift+B
Clipboard - Copy Url Ctrl+Shift+H
Clipboard - Copy Username Ctrl+B
Execute command from palette Ctrl+Shift+P
Execute Typing Macro Ctrl+Shift+A
Navigate URL Enter
Open (Embedded/Tabbed) Ctrl+Enter
Open (External) Shift+Enter
Open Full screen Alt+Enter
View Password Ctrl+P

Keyboard Shortcuts: EDIT

Name Shortcut
Add Credential Entry Alt+Shift+N
Add Folder Ctrl+Shift+N
Add Information Ctrl+Alt+N
Add Session Ctrl+N
Duplicate Ctrl+D
Edit Entry Ctrl+E
Local Specific Settings Ctrl+Alt+E
New Entry Ins
Rename F2
User Specific Settings Ctrl+Shift+E

Keyboard Shortcuts: GENERAL

Name Shortcut
Filter Ctrl+F
Force Refresh Ctrl+F5
Online Help F1
Profiler Ctrl+F12
Quick Connect Ctrl+Alt+Q
Quick Search Ctrl+Space
Refresh F5

Keyboard Shortcuts: NAVIGATION

Name Shortcut
File Ctrl+Shift+F
Focus Dashboard Ctrl+Shift+L
Focus Tab Ctrl+Shift+Up
Focus Tree/List Ctrl+L
Goto Bookmark 1 Ctrl+1
Goto Bookmark 2 Ctrl+2
Goto Bookmark 3 Ctrl+3
Goto Bookmark 4 Ctrl+4
Goto Bookmark 5 Ctrl+5
Goto Bookmark 6 Ctrl+6
Goto Bookmark 7 Ctrl+7
Goto Bookmark 8 Ctrl+8
Goto Bookmark 9 Ctrl+9
Search Ribbon Alt+Q
Select Next Tab Ctrl+Shift+Right
Select Previous Tab Ctrl+Shift+Left
Set Bookmark 1 Ctrl+Shift+1
Set Bookmark 2 Ctrl+Shift+2
Set Bookmark 3 Ctrl+Shift+3
Set Bookmark 4 Ctrl+Shift+4
Set Bookmark 5 Ctrl+Shift+5
Set Bookmark 6 Ctrl+Shift+6
Set Bookmark 7 Ctrl+Shift+7
Set Bookmark 8 Ctrl+Shift+8
Set Bookmark 9 Ctrl+Shift+9
Switch Data Source Ctrl+Shift+D
Switch vault Ctrl+Shift+R

Keyboard Shortcuts: IMPORT/EXPORT

Name Shortcut
Import in vault (.rdm) Ctrl+Shift+I

Keyboard Shortcuts: VIEW

Name Shortcut
Advanced Search F11
Dashboard Alt+F6
Favorites F9
Multi vault Search F12
Navigation pane Alt+F8
Opened Sessions F8
Play List Management Ctrl+G
RDP Toggle View Only Shift+F3
Recent F10
Status Bar Alt+F7
Tab Bar Alt+Shift+F6
Tab Group Pane Ctrl+Alt+F9
Tab List Ctrl+F9
Top Pane (Ribbon/Menubar) Alt+F11
User vault F7
Vault F6

Tutorial: Customizing Individual Shortcuts

In Remote Desktop Manager for Windows, you can easily customize individual shortcuts. Here are the steps:

  1. In the Keyboard section, find the shortcut that you want to modify in the list. You can modify the mode and/or the key combination.
  • To change the mode, click on the mode to open the drop-down list. Select your desired mode: DefaultWhen not in sessionGlobal hotkey, and None.

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  • To change the key combination, click on the shortcut to open the drop-down list. Then choose the desired key combination.

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  1. Click OK to save your changes.

Note: If you wish to undo your changes later on, then simply click the Reset Default button to cancel all saved and unsaved changes. You can also use the Disable All button and change the mode/shortcut of all actions to None.

Tutorial: Creating Shortcut Macros

In Remote Desktop Manager for Windows, you can easily create custom macros and pair them with shortcut key combinations. Here are the steps:

  1. In the Shortcut Macros section, click the Add icon. A new macro line will appear.
  2. Under the Shortcut column, select the desired key combination from the drop-down list.

Shortcut Macros.png

  1. Under the Macro column, select one of the available macros or create your own.

Macros.png

  1. Click OK to save your changes.

Note: To delete one or more shortcut macros, check the box next to the affected macro(s) and click the Delete button. When asked to confirm select Yes.

Tell Us What You Think

We hope that you enjoy this list of all default keyboard shortcuts in Remote Desktop Manager, along with the tutorials for customizing shortcuts and creating shortcut macros. Please share any feedback by commenting below, or by getting in touch with us directly.

We also invite you to let us know if you want new shortcuts added to the default list. We are constantly improving Remote Desktop Manager, and will take your advice into consideration for future versions!

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