Default keys
| PC key | 3270 key |
|---|---|
| Enter, right Ctrl | Enter |
| F1 to F12 | PF1 to PF12 |
| Shift+F1 to Shift+F12 | PF13 to PF24 |
| Page Up, Page Down | PF7, PF8 |
| Alt+1, Alt+2, Alt+3 | PA1, PA2, PA3 |
| Pause, Ctrl+L | Clear |
| Tab, Shift+Tab | Tab, Back Tab |
| Home | Home (first input field) |
| End | Erase EOF |
| Insert | Insert mode on and off |
| Delete, Backspace | Delete, delete left |
| Escape | Reset |
Change a key
- Press Ctrl+K and choose Keyboard maps.
- Make a map, or open one you already have.
- Press Add or change a key.
- Press the key. Hold Shift, Ctrl or Alt with it if you want. Right-hand Ctrl and Alt count as separate keys.
- Choose what the key does.
To make Ctrl+J send PF5, for example, add a key, press Ctrl+J and choose PF5.
What a key can do
- Send Enter, Clear, PF1 to PF24 or PA1 to PA3.
- Act as an editing or cursor key.
- Copy, paste or print.
- Type a character.
- Run a macro, such as “Run the macro Logon”.
- Nothing, to switch a key off.
One map for everything, or one per session
A map can apply to all sessions or to one. A saved connection remembers its map, so the Production session can use different keys from Test.
Imported maps
Maps imported from PCOMM .kmp files or from Reflection open in the same editor and change the same way. An imported map takes precedence over WND Terminal’s own copy and paste keys. Keys WND Terminal can’t map are listed when you import. See Import from PCOMM and Import from Reflection.
App shortcuts
These shortcuts control the app itself. None is a 3270 key, so the mainframe keyboard above doesn’t change. On a Mac, use ⌘ in place of Ctrl, except Ctrl+W, which stays Ctrl because ⌘W closes the window.
| Shortcut | Does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K | Command palette |
| Ctrl+T | New tab |
| Ctrl+W | Close tab (asks first if it’s connected) |
| Ctrl+Tab, Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Next or previous tab |
| Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+9 | Go to tab 1 to 9 |
| Ctrl+\ | Side by side on or off |
| Ctrl+Alt+Left, Ctrl+Alt+Right | Keyboard to the left or right side |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selection, or the whole screen |
| Ctrl+Shift+C | Copy as table, for Excel |
| Ctrl+V | Paste, field by field |
| Ctrl+P | Print the screen |
| Ctrl+E | Explain this screen |
| Ctrl+Space | Type the dimmed suggestion |
| Ctrl +, Ctrl −, Ctrl 0 | Larger, smaller, fit the window |
Copy and paste
Drag across the screen to select a rectangle. Shift+click extends it, and a plain click still moves the cursor. Ctrl+C copies the selection, or the whole screen when nothing is selected. Ctrl+Shift+C copies as a table that Excel, Word and Outlook paste as real cells, and values such as 0042 keep their leading zeros.
Ctrl+V pastes field by field. A tab moves to the next input field and a line break to the next line. Text that doesn’t fit carries on in the next input field, never over a protected label. If an imported PCOMM or Reflection map uses these keys, the map wins.
Clickable keys
Key names the mainframe writes on the screen can be clicked, such as F3=Exit, PF8 Forward, PA1 or “Press ENTER”. Only text the mainframe wrote counts, never what someone typed into a field. Hovering shows which key a click presses. Turn them off under Display > Clickable keys, or from Ctrl+K.