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Function Keys

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Function Keys - Amazon AppStream 2.0

You can use keyboard shortcuts during AppStream 2.0 streaming sessions to enter special keystrokes or key combinations. To display a row of Windows-specific keys and keyboard shortcuts during your streaming session, choose the Fn icon (or the FN Keys on AppStream 2.0 web browser access v2). The Fn icon is displayed in the AppStream 2.0 toolbar in the top right of your session window.

Toolbar icons including grid, document, folder, and settings symbols with Fn highlighted.

Following is an example of how Windows-specific keys and keyboard shortcuts are displayed when you choose the Fn icon (or the FN Keys on AppStream 2.0 web browser access v2). If not all keys are displayed, you can scroll to the right or left on the shortcut toolbar to display more keys.

Keyboard shortcut toolbar displaying Windows-specific keys and function keys.

To use a key combination that includes the Windows Control key, choose the Ctrl key on the shortcut toolbar, and then type any key on the shortcut toolbar (or, if you are using a touch-enabled device, the on-screen keyboard). Choosing the Ctrl key changes the color to blue. In this case, any other key that you select is interpreted as a key combination that includes the Control key.

Ctrl key highlighted in blue on a keyboard shortcut toolbar.

Choose the Ctrl key again to release it. For example, to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + F, choose the Ctrl key on the shortcut toolbar, and then type the f key. Choose the Ctrl key on the shortcut toolbar again to release the Control key. To use shortcuts that include the Alt or Shift keys, choose the Alt key or the Shift key on the shortcut toolbar in the same way. You can use the Shift key on the shortcut toolbar only for keyboard shortcuts. If you are using a touch-enabled device, this key doesn't affect the capitalization of keys that you type on the on-screen keyboard.

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