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 How to add/create a Hotkey for Paste Next in IBM ACS - trying by adding as a Customized Host Function

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Mark McDonnell posted Fri August 08, 2025 09:49 AM

I am trying to add/create a Hotkey for the Paste Next function under the Edit drop down.

I am using the instructions below but I am having an issue to add Paste Next as an option to connect a HotKey.

Steps to map keyboard for Host Functions using Access Client Solutions.

  1. On the 5250 emulation session go under Edit/Preferences/Keyboard.

  2. Change the Category to Host Functions.

  3. Scroll down to the desired function and click to highlight the function.

  4. Select Assign a Key button at the bottom to assign a new keystroke.

  5. The keyboard mapping tool will change and show PRESS A KEY when waiting for you to add a new keystroke.

  6. Press the key on your keyboard you are wanting to set for this function.

  7. ACS will accept the new keystroke and assign it to the function.

  8. If that key stroke is already assigned to a new function, you will receive a warning from ACS to replace it.

In IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS), "paste next" functionality generally pastes multiple clipboard items successively. There isn't a single, predefined "paste next" hotkey in ACS. 

Thanks for your help.

Mark

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Mark McDonnell

I was looking in the wrong place. Paste Next is listed in Menu Commands Category and not Host Functions.