Keyboard Mnemonics

The keyboard mnemonics provide the ASCII characters representing the special function keys of the keyboard in the workstation. The abbreviation codes make the mnemonics for special keys easy to remember. An alphabetic key code is used for the most common keys. For example, the Clear key is C, and the Tab key is T.

Table 1 shows the mnemonics using uppercase alphabetic characters:

Table 1. Mnemonics with Uppercase Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@B	Left Tab	Yes	Yes	No
@C	Clear	Yes	Yes	No
@D	Delete	Yes	Yes	No
@E	Enter	Yes	Yes	No
@F	Erase EOF	Yes	Yes	No
@H	Help	No	Yes	No
@I	Insert	Yes	Yes	No
@J	Jump (Set Focus)	Yes	Yes	No
@L	Cursor Left	Yes	Yes	Yes
@N	New Line	Yes	Yes	Yes
@O	Space	Yes	Yes	Yes
@P	Print	Yes	Yes	Yes
@R	Reset	Yes	Yes	No
@T	Right Tab	Yes	Yes	Yes
@U	Cursor Up	Yes	Yes	Yes
@V	Cursor Down	Yes	Yes	Yes

@Z	Cursor Right	Yes	Yes	Yes

Table 2 shows the mnemonics using a number or lowercase alphabetic characters.

Table 2. Mnemonics with Numbers or Lowercase Characters
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@0	Home	Yes	Yes	No
@1	PF1/F1	Yes	Yes	No
@2	PF2/F2	Yes	Yes	No
@3	PF3/F3	Yes	Yes	No
@4	PF4/F4	Yes	Yes	No
@5	PF5/F5	Yes	Yes	No
@6	PF6/F6	Yes	Yes	Yes
@7	PF7/F7	Yes	Yes	Yes
@8	PF8/F8	Yes	Yes	Yes
@9	PF9/F9	Yes	Yes	Yes
@a	PF10/F10	Yes	Yes	Yes
@b	PF11/F11	Yes	Yes	Yes
@c	PF12/F12	Yes	Yes	Yes
@d	PF13	Yes	Yes	Yes
@e	PF14	Yes	Yes	Yes
@f	PF15	Yes	Yes	Yes
@g	PF16	Yes	Yes	Yes
@h	PF17	Yes	Yes	Yes
@i	PF18	Yes	Yes	Yes
@j	PF19	Yes	Yes	Yes
@k	PF20	Yes	Yes	Yes
@l	PF21	Yes	Yes	No
@m	PF22	Yes	Yes	No
@n	PF23	Yes	Yes	No
@o	PF24	Yes	Yes	No
@q	End	Yes	Yes	No
@u	Page Up	No	Yes	No
@v	Page Down	No	Yes	No
@x	PA1	Yes	Yes	No
@y	PA2	Yes	Yes	No
@z	PA3	Yes	Yes	No

Table 3 shows the mnemonics using the combination @A and @alphabetic uppercase (A–Z) key.

Table 3. Mnemonics with @A and @ Uppercase Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@A@C	Test	No	Yes	No
@A@D	Word Delete	Yes	Yes	No
@A@E	Field Exit	Yes	Yes	No
@A@F	Erase Input	Yes	Yes	No
@A@H	System Request	Yes	Yes	No
@A@I	Insert Toggle	Yes	Yes	No
@A@J	Cursor Select	Yes	Yes	No
@A@L	Cursor Left Fast	Yes	Yes	No
@A@Q	Attention	Yes	Yes	No
@A@R	Device Cancel (Cancels Print Presentation Space)	Yes	Yes	No
@A@T	Print Presentation Space	Yes	Yes	Yes
@A@U	Cursor Up Fast	Yes	Yes	No
@A@V	Cursor Down Fast	Yes	Yes	No
@A@Z	Cursor Right Fast	Yes	Yes	No

Table 4 shows the mnemonics using the combination @A and @number or @A and @alphabetic lowercase (a–z) key.

Table 4. Mnemonics with @A and @ Lowercase Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@A@9	Reverse Video	Yes	Yes	No
@A@b	Underscore	Yes	No	No
@A@c	Reset Reverse Video	Yes	No	No
@A@d	Red	Yes	No	No
@A@e	Pink	Yes	No	No
@A@f	Green	Yes	No	No
@A@g	Yellow	Yes	No	No
@A@h	Blue	Yes	No	No
@A@i	Turquoise	Yes	No	No
@A@j	White	Yes	No	No
@A@l	Reset Host Colors	Yes	No	No
@A@t	Print (Personal Computer)	Yes	Yes	No
@A@y	Forward Word Tab	Yes	Yes	No
@A@z	Backward Word Tab	Yes	Yes	No

Table 5 shows the mnemonics using the combination @A and @special character.

Table 5. Mnemonics with @A and @ Alphanumeric (Special) Characters
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@A@-	Field -	No	Yes	No
@A@+	Field +	No	Yes	No
@A@<	Record Backspace	No	Yes	No

Table 6 shows the mnemonics using the combination @S , @W, and @alphabetic lowercase.

Table 6. Mnemonics with @S (Shift), @W (Edit) and @ Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@S@E	Print Presentation Space on Host	No	Yes	No
@S@x	Dup	Yes	Yes	No
@S@y	Field Mark	Yes	Yes	No
@W@C	Edit Copy	Yes	Yes	Yes
@W@D	Edit Clear	Yes	Yes	Yes
@W@E	Edit Copy Append	Yes	Yes	Yes
@W@L	Edit Copy Link	Yes	Yes	Yes
@W@N	Edit Paste Next	Yes	Yes	Yes
@W@V	Edit Paste	Yes	Yes	Yes
@W@X	Edit Cut	Yes	Yes	Yes
@W@Z	Edit Undo	Yes	Yes	Yes

Note: @W Edit mnemonics are supported only in EHLLAPI functions in Enhanced mode. See Start Keystroke Intercept function under Summary of EHLLAPI Functions.

VT Only: Table 7 shows the mnemonics using the combination @M and @number or @alphabetic lowercase (a-z)

Table 7. Mnemonics Using @M, @Q and @Alphabetic Lowercase (For VT Only)
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@M@0	VT Numeric Pad 0	No	No	Yes
@M@1	VT Numeric Pad 1	No	No	Yes
@M@2	VT Numeric Pad 2	No	No	Yes
@M@3	VT Numeric Pad 3	No	No	Yes
@M@4	VT Numeric Pad 4	No	No	Yes
@M@5	VT Numeric Pad 5	No	No	Yes
@M@6	VT Numeric Pad 6	No	No	Yes
@M@7	VT Numeric Pad 7	No	No	Yes
@M@8	VT Numeric Pad 8	No	No	Yes
@M@9	VT Numeric Pad 9	No	No	Yes
@M@-	VT Numeric Pad -	No	No	Yes
@M@,	VT Numeric Pad ,	No	No	Yes
@M@.	VT Numeric Pad .	No	No	Yes
@M@e	VT Numeric Pad Enter	No	No	Yes
@M@f	VT Edit Find	No	No	Yes
@M@i	VT Edit Insert	No	No	Yes
@M@r	VT Edit Remove	No	No	Yes
@M@s	VT Edit Select	No	No	Yes
@M@p	VT Edit Previous Screen	No	No	Yes
@M@n	VT Edit Next Screen	No	No	Yes
@M@a	VT PF1	No	No	Yes
@M@b	VT PF2	No	No	Yes
@M@c	VT PF3	No	No	Yes
@M@d	VT PF4	No	No	Yes
@M@h	VT HOld Screen	No	No	Yes
@M@(space)	Control Code NUL	No	No	Yes
@M@A	Control Code SOH	No	No	Yes
@M@B	Control Code STX	No	No	Yes
@M@C	Control Code ETX	No	No	Yes
@M@D	Control Code EOT	No	No	Yes
@M@E	Control Code ENQ	No	No	Yes
@M@F	Control Code ACK	No	No	Yes
@M@G	Control Code BEL	No	No	Yes
@M@H	Control Code BS	No	No	Yes
@M@I	Control Code HT	No	No	Yes
@M@J	Control Code LF	No	No	Yes
@M@K	Control Code VT	No	No	Yes
@M@L	Control Code FF	No	No	Yes
@M@M	Control Code CR	No	No	Yes
@M@N	Control Code SO	No	No	Yes
@M@O	Control Code SI	No	No	Yes
@M@P	Control Code DLE	No	No	Yes
@M@Q	Control Code DC1	No	No	Yes
@M@R	Control Code DC2	No	No	Yes
@M@S	Control Code DC3	No	No	Yes
@M@T	Control Code DC4	No	No	Yes
@M@U	Control Code NAK	No	No	Yes
@M@V	Control Code SYN	No	No	Yes
@M@W	Control Code ETB	No	No	Yes
@M@X	Control Code CAN	No	No	Yes
@M@Y	Control Code EM	No	No	Yes
@M@Z	Control Code SUB	No	No	Yes
@M@u	Control Code ESC	No	No	Yes
@M@v	Control Code FS	No	No	Yes
@M@w	Control Code GS	No	No	Yes
@M@x	Control Code RS	No	No	Yes
@M@y	Control Code US	No	No	Yes
@M@z	Control Code DEL	No	No	Yes
@Q@A	VT User Defined Key 6	No	No	Yes
@Q@B	VT User Defined Key 7	No	No	Yes
@Q@C	VT User Defined Key 8	No	No	Yes
@Q@D	VT User Defined Key 9	No	No	Yes
@Q@E	VT User Defined Key 10	No	No	Yes
@Q@F	VT User Defined Key 11	No	No	Yes
@Q@G	VT User Defined Key 12	No	No	Yes
@Q@H	VT User Defined Key 13	No	No	Yes
@Q@I	VT User Defined Key 14	No	No	Yes
@Q@J	VT User Defined Key 15	No	No	Yes
@Q@K	VT User Defined Key 16	No	No	Yes
@Q@L	VT User Defined Key 17	No	No	Yes
@Q@M	VT User Defined Key 18	No	No	Yes
@Q@N	VT User Defined Key 19	No	No	Yes
@Q@0	VT User Defined Key 20	No	No	Yes
@Q@a	VT Backtab	No	No	Yes
@Q@r	VT Clear Page	No	No	Yes
@Q@s	VT Edit	No	No	Yes

The following table shows the mnemonics using a special character.

Table 8. Mnemonics with Special Character Keys
Mnemonic	Meaning	3270	5250	VT
@@	@	Yes	Yes	Yes
@$	Alternate Cursor (The Presentation Manager Interface only)	Yes	Yes	Yes
@<	Backspace	Yes	Yes	Yes

The following character keys are interpreted as they are.

a–z	!	'	'	<	}
A–Z	$	(	.	>	[
0–9	%	)	/	=	]
~	&	*	:	?	\|
#	"	+	;	{