
vCenter Navigation Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+F | Open Find Dialog Box | |
| Ctrl+Shift+H | Switch to Host and Clucters | |
| Ctrl+Shift+D | Switch to Datastore | |
| Ctrl+Shift+N | Switch to Networking | |
| Ctrl+Shift+V | Switches to VM and Templates | |
| Ctrl+Shift+M | Maps | |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Lisensing | |
| Ctrl+Shift+O | System Logs | |
| Ctrl+Shift+P | Host Profiles | |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Roles | |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | Sessions | |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Scheduled Tasks | |
| Ctrl+Shift+U | Customization Specification Manager | |
| Ctrl+Shift+I | Open vCenter Server Settings | |
| Alt+Home | Go to Home | |
| Ctrl+Tab | Cycle forward through Tabs | |
| Ctrl+Shift+Tab | Cycle backward through Tabs |
VM Console
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+Insert | Sends Ctrl+Alt+Delete | |
| Ctrl+G | Transfer Mouse and Keyboard Input from Local Machine to Virtual Machine | |
| Ctrl+Alt | Unlocks Mouse/Keyboard from VM Console Window, Also Exists Full Screen Mode | |
| Ctrl+Alt+Enter | Full Screen VM | |
| Ctrl+Shift+X | Exit VM Console |
New Item
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New VM | |
| Ctrl+H | New Host | |
| Ctrl+L | New Cluster | |
| Ctrl+A | New vApp | |
| Ctrl+F | New Folder | |
| Ctrl+D | New Datastore | |
| Ctrl+O | New Resource Tool |
Miscellaneus Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+B | Power On VM | |
| Ctrl+E | Power Off VM | |
| Ctrl+T | Reset VM | |
| Ctrl+Z | Suspend VM | |
| Ctrl+P | Add Permission to VM | |
| Ctrl+M | Add Alarm to VM | |
| Ctrl+D | Shut Down Guest(VM Tools) | |
| Ctrl+R | Restart Guest(VM Tools) |