Keyboard Shortcuts
In addition to the mouse, you can use the keyboard to navigate and perform tasks in XenCenter. For example, you can use the arrow keys to navigate between the items in the Resources pane and around the menus.
Navigating XenCenter
XenCenter provides many of the standard Windows shortcuts to navigate through the user interface. For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts in Windows.
To toggle menu mode on and off, press F10 or Alt. When menu mode is enabled, letters in the menus are underlined to indicate that they are Access Keys that you can use to select specific menus and menu commands.
In menu mode, you can use the keyboard to navigate menus. The following table lists some of the basic navigation commands:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Tab | Navigate to the next UI item and give it focus. |
| Right Arrow, Left Arrow | Navigate across the menu bar, selecting each menu in turn. |
| Up Arrow, Down Arrow | Select each menu command in turn. |
| Enter | Activate the selected command. |
| Space | Select the UI item that has focus. |
| Esc | Cancel the selected command and close the menu. |
Shortcut keys
Use shortcut key combinations to activate specific menu commands. For example, pressing Ctrl+N opens the New VM wizard, just like clicking New VM on the VM menu of the main toolbar.
For numeric keypad keys, ensure that Num Lock is off.
Some shortcut keys are shown on the menus and in toolbar tooltips. The following table lists shortcuts for common XenCenter tasks:
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F1 | Display the online Help |
| Alt+F4 | Exit XenCenter and close the XenCenter window |
| Ctrl+Enter | Toggle the console display between full screen mode and window mode |
| Ctrl+B | Start the selected VM |
| Ctrl+C | Copy the selected text to the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl+E | Shut down the selected VM |
| Ctrl+N | Open the New VM wizard |
| Ctrl+R | Reboot the selected VM |
| Ctrl+V | Paste the selected text from the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl+X | Cut the selected text to the Windows clipboard |
| Ctrl+Y | Suspend or resume the selected VM |
| Ctrl+Z | Undo the last text edit action |
Keyboard shortcuts are also available for working with VM consoles. These shortcuts are configurable. For more information, see Console Settings.