I often access my work computer from home, using Dameware and/or RDC (Remote Desktop Connection) over Citrix Metaframe. How come I cannot get the ALT+TAB to work with RDC or Dameware on the remote computer? It works just fine for my co-worker. We've tried testing the settings in RDC, but no matter what I set it to, I still cannot use ALT+TAB. Is there a setting in my profile on the Citrix server that I can have changed?
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If you mean ALT pressed with the + key that would require pressing the SHIFT key as well. That does not work. If you mean ALT pressed with the + key by the keypad, that does not work either. Just a reminder that I have a co-worker that uses RDP over Citrix and the ALT+TAB works perfectly for him on his remote computer. Thank you for your suggestion, Croberds!
Additional information is found at http://support.citrix.com/
Some of the translation keys work, others don't. The Citrix server tech will have to look at the configuration for me.
Here is what I have found:
Using Remote Desktop in Citrix Metaframe, ALT+CTRL+F3 equals ALT+TAB
Using Dameware in Citrix Metaframe: ALT+F2 equals ALT+TAB
Lastly, there is a handy program for remapping keys on your keyboard called KeyExtender, which will allow you to assign this sequence to a single key, which is much easier. If you want to check it out, here is the link: http://www.softpedia.com/g
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by: croberdsPosted on 2008-04-11 at 09:18:23ID: 21335638
Are you using ALT-PLUS? That is the key setup in citrix.
Here are the others:
Shift-F1 - task list
Shift-F2 - toggle title bar
Shift-F3 - close remote application
Ctrl-F1 - ctrl-alt-del in Citrix session
Ctrl-F2 - ctrl-esc
Ctrl-F3 - ctrl-shift-esc
Ctrl-F5 - toggle latency reduction
Alt-F2 - alt-esc
Alt-plus - alt-tab
Alt-minus - alt-back-tab