Keyboard remapping

Provision is made for the remapping of keyboards within a computer system in a user friendly manner. A plurality of terminal emulators, which are included in the computer system, may require different keyboard inputs. A keyboard program is activated to display one of a plurality of keyboard layouts to be remapped for a selected emulator. A plurality of definitions are displayed in response to the selection of a key the displayed keyboard layout. An action is then selected to modify one or more definitions of the selected key. Thereafter, a plurality of keys and their respective definitions may be simultaneously displayed.