Keyboard shortcuts

You can quickly perform tasks by using keyboard shortcuts — one or more keys that you press on the keyboard to complete a task.

Keyboard shortcut descriptions refer to the U.S. keyboard layout. Keys on other keyboard layouts might not correspond to the keys on a U.S. keyboard. Keyboard shortcuts for laptop computers might also differ.

Opening connections

To	Press
Open a new connection	⌘+N
Open a saved connection	⌘+O
Edit connection preferences	⌘+E
Save connection preferences	⌘+S
Save as	SHIFT+⌘+S

Editing and formatting

When you work on the Windows desktop, you can perform all the same tasks by using the corresponding Windows keyboard shortcuts. For example, to copy text from a document on your Windows desktop, you can press CONTROL+C or ⌘+C. To paste the content into a document on your Mac, press ⌘+V.

To	Press
Undo the last action	⌘+Z
Cut the selection (and copy to the clipboard)	⌘+X
Copy the selection to the clipboard	⌘+C
Paste	⌘+V
Select all	⌘+A

Working with session windows

To	Press
Hide Remote Desktop Connection	⌘+H
Hide other applications	OPTION+⌘+H
Quit Remote Desktop Connection	⌘+Q
Switch between full-screen and window modes	⌘+2
Fit contents of screen to window size, or show scroll bars when resizing	⌘+1
Show the Mac desktop when the Do not show the Mac menu bar and the Dock in full-screen mode option is selected	⌘+TAB

Using Mac keyboard shortcuts on the Windows desktop

Remote Desktop Connection includes default key assignments that correspond to tasks on the Windows-based computer.

You can turn off or change any of the following key assignments. On the RDC menu, click Preferences, click Keyboard. In the Mac column, double-click the key that you want to change, and then enter the keyboard shortcut that you want.

Windows	Mac OS X
Secondary mouse button (right-click)	CONTROL+SHIFT+click
ALT key	OPTION
Windows Start key	OPTION+F1
Context menu key	OPTION+F2
Pause/Break key	OPTION+F3
Scroll Lock key	F14
Num Lock key	CLEAR
Print Screen key	OPTION+F4