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Remotle: Keyboard Shortcuts

Remotle keeps a small number of keys for itself. Every other key, including the Windows key and Alt+Tab, goes to your workstation.


Shortcut Action
F2 Open or close the session menu
F3 Show or hide connection figures
Ctrl+F3 Copy connection figures
Esc Close the session menu. While Remotle is reconnecting, Esc cancels and exits.
Ctrl+Shift+K Kiosk terminals only: open maintenance

Send Ctrl+Alt+Del and Enter or Exit Fullscreen are on the Stream menu.


Shortcut Action
F2 Open or close the session menu
F3 Show or hide connection figures
Command+F3 Copy connection figures, while they are showing
Command+Shift+F3 Send F3 to your workstation
Control+Command+F Enter or exit full screen
Control+Option+Delete Send Ctrl+Alt+Del
Command+M Minimise the session window, including from full screen
Command+Shift+K Kiosk terminals only: open maintenance

On your workstation, Command acts as the Windows key and F13 acts as Print Screen.


Gesture Action
Two-finger drag Scroll
Two-finger tap Right-click
Three-finger tap Show or hide the keyboard
Three-finger swipe down Open the menu

The bar above the on-screen keyboard has Esc, Tab, Ctrl, Alt, Win, Shift, Del, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, F1 to F12 and the arrow keys.


The Windows sign-in screen does not accept pasted text. To enter a long password, copy it on your device and choose Type Clipboard from the Stream menu (Session menu on a Mac). Remotle types it as keystrokes.