VMware: how do I enable hotkeys/keyboard shortcut

Logan Sims

Hello! VMware noob here! I have installed CentOS 8 on my VMware workstation 16 player(the free one) and I'm wanting to enable hotkeys/keyboard shortcuts? On Linux there is a shortcut for opening a terminal (ctrl- alt- t). This shortcut is really nice to use to open the terminal really quickly, without having to hit any GUI buttons. I have looked around on the internet and the settings button on VMware and I coulden't find anything...Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Adam Gordon

@Logan-Sims , I hope all is well. Take a look at this, it should get you moving in the right direction...

https://www.vmware.com/support/ws5/doc/ws_learning_keyboard_shortcuts.html#:~:text=VMware Workstation 5.0 Keyboard Shortcuts , Suspend. 12 more rows

Good Luck !!!

Cheers,

Adam

Logan Sims

@Adam-Gordon Thanks. I looked at the document you sent me. some of those commands work for the VM, but i am looking for a way to be able to use ctrl -alt- t to open up terminals quickly, couldn't find anything about in the document to help me, unless i missed it, lol.... Thanks though!

Adam Gordon

@Logan-Sims, 2 things: