emulator and keyboard

what are the keyboard mappings for the emulator?

For the full list, you should look at this MSDN doc.

The most important (function keys are below)


Computer keyboard key

Windows Phone hardware key

Notes

ESC

Not applicable.

Disabled.

F1

BACK

 

F2

START

 

F3

SEARCH

 

F4

Not applicable.

Disabled.

F5

Not applicable.

Disabled.

F6

CAMERA HALF

A dedicated camera key that is pressed halfway. Not supported in Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone.

F7

CAMERA FULL

A dedicated camera key. Not supported in Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone.

F8

Not applicable.

Disabled.

F9

VOLUME UP

 

F10

VOLUME DOWN

 

F12

Not applicable.

Disabled.

PRINT SCREEN

POWER

Not supported in Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone.

PAUSE/BREAK

Not applicable.

Enables the hardware keyboard.

PAGE UP

Not applicable.

Enables the hardware keyboard.

PAGE DOWN

Not applicable.

Disables the hardware keyboard.

TAB

Not applicable.

Disabled, except in a multiline text box, if the application supports tabbing.

CAPS LOCK

Not applicable.

Disabled.

Windows logo key

Not applicable.

Disabled. Shows the development computer Start menu.

Left CTRL

FN

 

Right CTRL

SYMBOL (SYM)

 

Left ALT

ACCENT

The ACCENT key on the device has the ÄÉ symbol on it.

Right ALT

EMOTICON

The EMOTICON key on the device has a smiley face on it.

MENU

Not applicable.

Disabled.

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