Additional settings / "General" Tab ([Setup] Menu)

Disable accelerator send break
Disables accelerator key of send break.
Accept broadcast
Accept the broadcast command.
Can be only enabled when the "Realtime mode" is off. However, this option is always ignored when the "Realtime mode" is on.
Auto scroll only in bottom line
Stop auto scrolling except when the bottom line is displayed.
Clear display when window resized
The current screen is cleared when the VT window resizes.
Change cursor shape with IME state
When the IME is enabled, the caret is gray.
UI Language
The message catalog(menu and dialog message) can be changed by specifying the language file(lang\*.lng). Refer to Language file.
Default port
Default port type (TCP/IP or Serial) to be used when Tera Term is run without command line parameter.
Title format
Configures the window title format.
Display host/port name
Displays hostname or serial port name
Display session number
Displays session number
Display VT/TEK
Displays VT or TEK
Swap hostname and title position
Swaps the hostname and title text, displays hostname first.
Display tcp port number
Displays tcp port number (TCP/IP connection only)
Display serial port speed
Displays speed of serial port (serial connection only)
Notification
Notification Center settings and test.

If notification setting is turn off, no notification such as icons or messages will be displayed.
If sound setting is no sound (mute), no notification sound will be output.
You can check the behavior with test buttons.

Notify sound
Enable notification sound.
Sound can not be muted before Windows XP.
Notify Test button
Test Notification.
The following behaviors can be checked.
Tray Test button
Icon is displayed in Notification Center.
The following behaviors can be checked.
  • Icon is displayed in Notification Center.
    The icon disappears when messagebox is closed.
When turn off all notifications for Tera Term, "Tera Term" will not appear in Windows notification settings and you may not be able to change the settings. By pushing this button, you can change Windows notification settings when icon is displayed in Notification Center.
Download Folder
Sets directory for file transfer.
Environment variables (ex "%USERPROFILE%\Downloads") are expanded when included.
If not set, default download folder is used.
The current folder can be check in Setup Directory.
This can be change with changedir macro command.