# VMware Player

## VMware Workstation 5.0 Keyboard Shortcuts

&#x20;If you prefer to work from the keyboard as much as possible, you may find the following keyboard shortcuts handy. If you have changed the Preferences setting for the hot-key combination, substitute your new setting for Ctrl-Alt as needed in the shortcuts listed here.

| **Shortcut**   | **Action**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| -------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ctrl-B         | Power on.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Ctrl-E         | Power off.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Ctrl-R         | Reset the power.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Ctrl-Z         | Suspend.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Ctrl-N         | Create a new virtual machine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Ctrl-O         | Open a virtual machine.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Ctrl-F4        | <p> Close the summary/console view for the selected virtual machine.</p><p> A confirmation dialog appears only if the virtual machine is powered on.</p>                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Ctrl-D         | Edit the virtual machine's configuration.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Ctrl-G         | Grab input from keyboard and mouse.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| Ctrl-P         | Edit preferences.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Ctrl-Alt-Enter | Go to full screen mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Ctrl-Alt       | Return to normal (windowed) mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| Ctrl-Alt-Tab   | Switch among open virtual machines while mouse and keyboard input are grabbed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| Ctrl-Tab       | Switch among open virtual machines while mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed. VMware Workstation must be the active application.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Ctrl-Shift-Tab | Switch among open virtual machines while mouse and keyboard input are not grabbed. VMware Workstation must be the active application.                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Ctrl-Alt-Fx    | **Linux hosts:** Switch among open virtual machines while using full screen mode. Fx is a function key corresponding to the virtual machine you want to use. The key combination to use for a virtual machine is shown in the VMware Workstation title bar when that virtual machine is active and in normal (windowed) mode. |
