28AVWorks Installer/User Guide

Using macros to send keystrokes to a device

The Macros menu in the Video Viewer provides you with an easy way to send multiple keystrokes to a server or to send keystrokes that you cannot generate without affecting your local system, such as Control-Alt-Delete. The Viewer provides a list of default keystroke selections; however, you may set up your own macros, as well as change the set that displays by default, by selecting the Configure option at the bottom of the Macros pulldown menu.

Figure 3.11: Viewer Macro Menu Expanded

Sending keystrokes to a device

Select the Macros menu in the Viewer and choose the macro to send to the server. Figure 3.11 shows the default macros that ship with AVWorks. If you do not see the keystroke you need, select Configure to access the Macros dialog box. Here you can create, modify, delete and group macros.

Macro Groups settings are specific to each target device and, therefore, can be set differently for each server. These settings are placed into the local client database and applied each time you launch a session to a specific device.

To change the default Macro group:

1.Select Tools - Session Options in the Viewer. The Session Options dialog box appears.

2.Click the Macros tab.