I have a MacBook Pro with a touchpad, and the only way I can figure out how to use the right click in my remote desktop session is by plugging in a mouse.
Ctrl-click (what I usually use for right click), doesn't work, as ctrl is used in Windows for other things. Is there an alternative?
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Keyboard Shortcuts
CTRL + SHIFT + CLICK: Right Click (OS X)
CTRL + ALT + END : Opens the Microsoft Widnows NT security dialog box.
ALT + PAGEUP : Switch between programs left to right.
- ALT + PAGEDOWN : Switch between programs right to left.
ALT + INSERT : Cycle through programs in most recently used order.
ALT + HOME : Display Start Menu.
CTRL + ALT + BREAK : Switch the client computer between a window and full screen.
ALT + DELETE : Displays the windows menu.
CTRL + ALT + Minus Sign (-) : Place a snapshot of the active window in the client the terminal server, same as PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
CTRL + ALT + Plus Sign (+) : Place a snapshot of the entire window in the client the terminal server, same as PRINT SCREEN on a local computer.
Either using two finger tap, or two finger "click" (by pressing down on the touchpad).
2This is kind of embarrassing, but the real problem was I didn't know how to right click with a touchpad on the macbook (it was still less than a month old). Update: You can do this by clicking or tapping with both fingers at the same time.
I found that you can simulate the RIGHT-CLICK as follows;
use the arrow to position where you wish to right-click then use the keyboard icon and select SHIFT and F10
When you tap the keyboard pad to disappear you hopefully will have the right-click menu you want.
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