Keyboard

You can change some keyboard setup items in the [Setup] Keyboard dialog box.

You can modify key assignments by editing the keyboard setup file. See also keyboard (overview).

Shortcut keys

VT window

Alt+B

Sends a break signal to the host.

Alt+C, Ctrl+Insert

Copies selected text to the clipboard. If AutoTextCopy is enabled, text is copied when selected with the mouse.

Alt+D

Duplicates the current session (SSH, telnet only).

Alt+G

Connects to the local Cygwin.

Alt+I

Disconnects with the current host.

Alt+N

Connects to a new host or a serial port.

Alt+P

Prints the current screen, or the selected text.

Alt+Q or Alt+F4

Closes Tera Term.

Alt+R

Sends text in the clipboard to the host, and then sends a new-line code.

Alt+T

Sends a AYT (Are You There) telnet signal to the host. Usually, the host sends back some message responding to it. This key is available only with a telnet connection.

Alt+V, Shift+Insert

Sends text in the clipboard to the host. You can also use right-click on the mouse. If DisablePasteMouseMButton is set to off, You can also use middle-click on the mouse.

Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab

Switch to Tera Term next/prev window.

Ctrl+Up/Down cursor

LineUp or LineDown.

Ctrl+PageUp/PageDown

PageUp or PageDown.

Ctrl+Home

Move to top of buffer.

Ctrl+End

Move to bottom of buffer.

ScrollLock

Tera Term window scroll locked or unlocked(toggle)

Alt+Enter

Maximize Tera Term window(toggle). Unless the title bar is hidden with HideTitle, you can also use Alt+X from the context menu of the active window with Alt+Space.

F1 key

Push Num pad NumLock key.

F2 key

Push Num pad '/'.

F3 key

Push Num pad '*'.

F4 key

Push Num pad '-'.

TEK window

Alt+C

Copies a selected portion of the screen to the clipboard.

Alt+O

Moves to VT window.

Alt+P

Prints the current screen, or the selected portion of the screen.

Alt+R

Same as VT window.

Alt+Q or Alt+F4

Closes TEK window.

Alt+V

Same as VT window.

Ctrl+Tab

Same as VT window.

Meta key

When "meta key" is selected in the [Setup] Keyboard dialog, the Alt key works as the meta key in the VT window. For example in the meta-key mode, the Alt+A key sends ESC A. Shortcut keys which use the Alt key (such as Alt+C) are disabled in this mode.