Standard Buttons
Xshell provides standard buttons for the frequently used tasks and commands.
The following are descriptions of the standard buttons.
Button | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| New | Create a new session by opening New Session Properties dialog box. |
| Open | Open the Sessions dialog box. |
| Disconnect | Close connection with the current session. |
| Reconnect | Reconnect with the current tab session. |
| Properties | Show current session properties. If the |
| Copy | Copy the selected field to clipboard. |
| Paste | Paste clipboard contents. |
| Find | Open the Find dialog box. |
| Open the Print dialog box. | |
| Color Schemes | Select color scheme. |
| Encoding | List encodings available with the output language. |
| Fonts | List available font names and sizes. Fonts for the currently Open the session can be changed. To change the font for each session, select a session font from the Session Properties dialog box. |
| New Terminal | Open the a new Xshell window. Click this button while a connection is being made to attempt connection using the corresponding session's connection information. |
| New File Transfer | Execute Xftp if Xftp™ is installed. Click this button while a connection is being made to start a New File Transfer session with the corresponding session's connection information. If Xftp is not installed, the Xshell File Transfer session itself is started. |
| Full Screen | Convert to full screen mode. Screen changes to general window mode when Alt+Enter is pressed. |
| Lock | Convert to screen lock mode. User input is not received until password is entered. |
| Key Mapping | Open the Custom Key Mapping dialog box. |
| Highlight Sets | Open the Highlight Sets dialog box. |
| Script | Start Xshell script file. |
| Start Recording | Start script recording. |
| Pause Recording | Pause script recording. |
 | Stop Recording | Stop script recording. |
| Start Logging | Start logging. |
| Stop Logging | Stop logging. |
| New Tab Group | Opens a new local shell tab in a new tab group. Can be opened to the right, bottom, top, or left. |
| Sort Tabs | Arrange the currently opened tabs horizontally, vertically, or tiled. Or merge already arranged tabs. |
| Options | Open the Options dialog box. |
| User Key Manager | Open the User Keys dialog box. |
| Host Key Manager | Open the Host Keys dialog box. |
| Xagent | Execute Xagent program. |
| Help | Open the Xshell help. |
