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# How can I simulate Alt-key, Ctrl-key, or Shift-key combinations?

To use this feature, four escape sequences, \ALT-, \CTRL-, \SHIFT- and \K, are available. \ALT- is used for <ALT-key> sequences, \CTRL- is used for <CTRL-key> sequences, \SHIFT- is used for <SHIFT-key> sequences, \K for special keys. Note that the key after the backslash needs to be in capital letter, otherwise no special key combination is recognized.

The sequences are entered in the Leading/Terminating Text fields of the Standard pane.

Supported special keyboard sequences

The following format has to be used:

\ALT- followed by keyname followed by ;

or

\CTRL- followed by keyname followed by ;

or

\SHIFT- followed by keyname followed by ;

or

\K followed by keyname followed by ;

The terminating semicolon is necessary to be able to distinguish between sequences with the same prefix, otherwise key sequences could be interpreted arbitrary, e.g. there would be no means to detect if \KF11 means "press F11" or "Press F1 followed by a one".

Be aware that if these two escape sequences are entered on the Universal tab, they are applied on NoRead results also.

Supported Key Sequences and Keys

The following list contains the currently supported keys/key combinations:

- ALT-A to ALT-Z

- ALT-TAB

- CTRL-A to CTRL-Z

- CTRL-F1 to CTRL-F12

- SHIFT-F1 to SHIFT-F12

- SHIFT-TAB

- F1 to F12

- ALT-F1 to ALT-F12

- PageUp, PageDown, Home, End, Arrow (up, down, left, right), Insert, Delete, Backspace, Tab, Esc, Print Screen, GUI (left, right) keys

  The escape sequences for these are:

  - PageUp -> \KPup;

  - PageDown -> \KPdn;

  - Home -> \KHome;

  - End -> \KEnd;

  - Up Arrow -> \KUar;

  - Down Arrow -> \KDar;

  - Left Arrow -> \KLar;

  - Right Arrow -> \KRar;

  - Insert -> \KIns;

  - Delete -> \KDel;

  - Backspace -> \KBksp;

  - Tab -> \KTab;

  - Esc -> \KEsc;

  - Print Screen -> \KPrtScr;

  - Left GUI -> \KLGui;

  - Right GUI -> \KRGui;

- Pause output -> \KPAUSE;

Here are some examples:

- To generate <ALT-V> sequence, use \ALT-V;

- To simulate <F10> key pressed, use \KF10;

- To simulate <Home> key pressed, use \KHome;

- To enable/disable the status bar in notepad (<Alt-v><s>), the sequence has to be \Alt-v;s

If a wrong or incomplete sequence is used, the two characters which mark the escape sequence are ignored. In this case, the first two letters of the escape sequence are skipped and the remaining characters will be sent. For example the sequence "\ALT-M11;" is invalid and will result in displaying "LT-M11;"

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