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Manage Hotspots Dialog Box

How do I get to this dialog box?

  1. Open a terminal session.

    The steps depend on your user interface mode.

    User Interface Mode Steps
    Ribbon or Reflection Browser With a session open in Reflection, from the Quick Access Toolbar, click .
    TouchUx Tap the Gear icon and then select Document Settings.

  2. Under Terminal Appearance, select Manage Hotspots.

Hotspots files allow you to use your mouse to interact with your terminal session. When you create a terminal session document, it includes a pointer to a default, built-in hotspots file. You can choose a different hotspots file for each session, and you can create custom hotspots files with the settings you prefer.

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For more about how to set up and use hotspots, see Enable and Define Hotspots.

Option Description
Select another hotspots file Click to choose a different hotspots file from a list of existing hotspots files. The file must be in a trusted location.
Modify the currently selected hotspots file Select to modify the hotspots file used by this session. Because built-in files are read-only, if the currently selected file is a built-in file, it will be saved as a custom file when you change it.
Create a new hotspots file from an existing hotspots file Click to create a custom hotspots file based on an existing hotspots file. To reopen the file later, it must be saved in a trusted location.

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