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If you’d like to change which key does what, you can customize this by clicking the Apple menu, opening System Preferences, selecting the Keyboard icon, and clicking Modifier Keys.

Aside from ⌘ representing Command and ⌥ representing Option, ^ represents Control while ⇧ represents the Shift key.

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To perform the keyboard shortcuts shown throughout Mac OS X, you’ll need to know the symbols.

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if you’re not used to a Mac’s keyboard, these symbols may look like hieroglyphics - but they’re really saying you should press Option+Command+Escape to open the dialog where you can force-quit applications. Unlike for the Command key, we don’t have any history that indicates why this symbol was chosen.įor example, when you click the Apple menu you’ll see the keyboard shortcut assigned to Force Quit. This symbol is used throughout the Mac’s menus to indicate when you can press the Option key, the same way the Command key’s symbol is. Like other modifier keys, it’s also used as part of some keyboard shortcuts. For example, pressing Option+4 with the US keyboard layout will produce ¢, the cent sign which normally doesn’t appear on your keyboard. Holding it and pressing another key allows you to type a special character that doesn’t normally appear on the keyboard.

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The Option key functions similarly to the AltGr key on many PC keyboards, which explains why it also has “Alt” printed on it. The Control (Ctrl) key is also present, but it isn’t used for as many things. In summary, on a Mac, you’ll probably be pressing the Command key to issue keyboard shortcuts. It’s an old symbol used in Nordic countries to indicate places of interest - in Sweden, it’s the official sign for a tourist attraction. A designer chose the ⌘ symbol to replace it. The Command key originally had an Apple logo on it, but Steve Jobs thought displaying the Apple logo throughout the original Macintosh’s menu would be overusing the logo. This symbol appears throughout the Mac’s menus to indicate when you can press the Command key along with another key to issue a keyboard shortcut. For example, while you press Ctrl+C, Ctrl+X, and Ctrl+V to copy, cut, and paste on Windows, you press Command+C, Command+X, and Command+V to do the same on a Mac. It’s a modifier key you can press to issue keyboard shortcuts to applications. Listings of default key mappings for each terminal are available as separate, individual FAQ articles.The Command key doesn’t do anything on its own.

Repeat steps 4-6 for as many keys as are required.

Press the key or combination of keys on the physical keyboard that you wish to map the emulation key to.

On pressing the Change Key Mapping button TTerm will await input from the physical keyboard.

To change this mapping tap the Change Key Mapping button.

TTerm will display a pop up listing the emulation key and its mapped equivalent on the physical keyboard. Note that keys that can be mapped are colored green. You can toggle or swipe this keyboard to show function keys, number pads and so on, you can also tap Shift/Alt/Ctrl combinations. Just like the keyboard that displays when connected to a host.

Under the keyboard mapping heading you will see a graphical display of the emulation keyboard.

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Select the Keyboard item under Advanced Configuration, then select Bluetooth Keyboard.

If you are unsure which emulation is required, please check with your system administrator.

Edit or create a new connection, ensuring that you have already selected the emulation you require to connect to your host system.

Ensure a physical keyboard is connected to your device, usually this is via bluetooth.

To create or change an existing key mapping follow these steps. TTerms key mapping configuration allows you to view and edit this setting. As there is no direct Line Feed equivalent on any modern Apple keyboard by default TTerm maps this key to a key or key combination that does exist, for example a combination of Command + Enter. Key mapping is the process of linking a key on your hardware (bluetooth) keyboard to a key present on the terminal keyboard that TTerm is emulating.Īn example of a key that several terminal keyboards posses is the Line Feed key (often in addition to an enter or return key). This feature is only available in TTerm 1.1.0 and above on devices with iOS7 or above.