Using the Keyboard to Start a Process

If you prefer to use the keyboard when working in Horizon, you can start a process by pressing function keys and other shortcut keys.

If you or your system administrator has set up shortcut keys for a specific process in the navigation bar, you can start the process by pressing the F9 function key and the specific shortcut key for that process. (For instructions on adding a shortcut key for a process in the navigation bar, see “Setting Up Shortcut Keys to Open Processes” in the “Customizing the Navigation Bar” chapter of the Launcher Configuration Guide, or talk to your system administrator. For information on other types of shortcut keys, see Shortcut Keys.)

You do not need to have the navigation bar open to use the available shortcut keys. You can close the navigation bar and still use the shortcuts to start the processes.

If you do not have shortcut keys set up, you can search for the process in the navigation bar using a Find window.

If you have shortcut keys set up, but do not remember the shortcut for the process you want to start, you can view the shortcut in the Shortcut column of the Navigation bar:

If the navigation bar does not display the Shortcut column, you can display it by right-clicking anywhere on the navigation bar, and choosing Show Menu Shortcuts. If the shortcuts still do not display, close and reopen the navigation bar folder for the process whose shortcut you want to view.

To use the keyboard to start a process

1 Log in to Horizon.
2 Do one of these options:

To use the lead-in key

To use the Find function

1 Press F9.

The lead-in key sets up the system to accept your next keystroke as the code for the process.

2 Press the shortcut key for the process that you want to start.
1 Press CTRL+F.

Horizon opens the Navigator Bar Find dialog box.

2 In the Find What field, enter part or all of the process name that you want to look for.
3 If you want to limit your search, do one or all of these options:
To search for process names that match the uppercase and lowercase letters that you entered, mark the Match case box.
To search for process names that match only the whole word you entered, mark the Match whole word only box.
Choose whether you want to search up or down.
4 Click Find Next.

Horizon finds the first occurrence of your term.

5 If necessary, click Find Next multiple times until you find the process you want.
6 Double-click the icon of the process.

Horizon starts the process.

For more information on using Horizon process windows, see Overview of Horizon Process Windows. For more information on completing a specific process, see the appropriate Horizon user’s guide.

 


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