2.7.20 Remote control menus
- Organization of this subsection
(1) Menus in the Remote Control window
Menu heading |
Menu item |
Description |
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File |
Connect |
Connects to a remote computer. If you are already connected to a computer, the connection is established in a new Remote Control window. |
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Reconnect |
Reconnects to the last connected computer. |
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Disconnect |
Disconnects from the selected computer. |
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Search |
Searches for computers on the network. |
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Save Screen |
Saves an image of the current screen. |
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Record Screen |
Start |
Starts recording the on-screen activity of the remote control session. |
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Pause |
Pauses recording of the on-screen activity of the remote control session. |
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Restart |
Resumes the paused recording. |
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Stop |
Stops recording the on-screen activity of the remote control session. |
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Play Screen |
Play |
Plays back a remote control session. |
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Convert |
Converts a recording of on-screen activity to an AVI file. |
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Terminate |
Closes the controller program. |
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Terminate All |
Closes all open controller programs. |
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View |
Toolbar |
Toolbar |
Shows or hides the toolbar. |
Button Text Labels |
Shows or hides the text-based description of the tool buttons. |
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Status Bar |
Status Bar |
Shows or hides the status bar. |
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Elapsed Time |
Shows or hides the time that has elapsed since the connection with the computer was established. |
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Transfer data |
Shows the amount of data transferred to and from the computer. |
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Key input bar |
Action key |
Shows registered special keys at the bottom of the Remote Control window. |
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Register key |
Registers a special key. |
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Refresh |
refreshes the screen contents. |
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Screen Color |
Gray Scale |
Displays the on-screen activity in grayscale. |
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256-Color Decrease |
Reduces the color palette to 256 colors. |
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65,536-Color Decrease |
Reduces the color palette to 65,536 colors. |
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65,536-Color Decrease + JPEG Compression |
Reduces the color palette to 65,536, and compresses the image data. |
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No Color Decrease |
Shows on-screen information in a full color palette. |
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Zoom |
Cancel |
Returns the screen to its original size. |
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Auto-zoom |
Automatically zooms the on-screen information in and out to fit the Remote Control window. |
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Full Screen |
Displays the remote control session in full screen mode. |
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Tools |
Properties |
Lets you set the operating environment for the controller. |
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Mode |
View |
Sets the connection mode to view. |
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Shared |
Sets the connection mode to shared. |
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Exclusive |
Sets the connection mode to exclusive. |
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Shut Down |
Shuts down the remote computer. |
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Reboot |
Restarts the remote computer. |
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Send Ctrl+Alt+Del |
Sends the Ctrl + Alt + Delete command to the remote computer. |
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Mount CD/DVD |
Makes the CD or DVD drives on the administrator's computer available to the remote computer as a remote CD-ROM drive. |
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Unmount CD/DVD |
Makes the remote CD-ROM unavailable. |
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Enable IDER Boot |
Allows the remote computer to boot from the remote CD-ROM drive. |
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Transfer File |
Displays the File Transfer window. |
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Chat |
Displays the Chat window. |
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Agent Manager |
Add to List |
Adds the currently connected computer to the connection list. |
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Change List |
Displays the connection list. |
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Window |
Arrange Vertically |
Arranges multiple Remote Control windows vertically. |
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Arrange Horizontally |
Arranges multiple Remote Control windows horizontally. |
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Arrange All |
Arranges multiple Remote Control windows in a uniform tile pattern. |
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Minimize All |
Minimizes all Remote Control windows to icons. |
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Remote Control |
Brings the selected Remote Control window to the front. |
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Help |
Contents |
Displays the online help. |
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Version |
Displays version information. |
Menu items displayed from the Connect button
Menu item |
Description |
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Connect |
Connects to a computer. You can also search for connection-target computers. |
Add to List |
Adds the currently connected computer to the connection list. |
Change List |
Displays the connection list. |
(2) Menus in the File Transfer window
Menu bar |
Menu item |
Description |
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File |
Open |
Opens the selected file or folder. |
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New |
Folder |
Creates a new folder. |
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Delete |
Deletes the selected file or folder. |
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Rename |
Renames the selected file or folder. |
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Properties |
Changes the attributes of the selected file or folder. |
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Disconnect |
Terminates the file transfer connection. |
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End |
Closes the File Transfer window. |
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Edit |
Register for Copying |
Registers a file to be copied. |
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Register for Moving |
Registers a file to be moved. |
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Transfer Files |
Starts file transfer. |
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Select All |
Selects all items in the selected drive or folder. |
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Switch |
Inverts the selection. |
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View |
File List |
Shows information about files registered for copying or moving. |
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Selected File |
Shows information about the selected file. |
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Customize |
Transfers files to the same folder on multiple computers. |
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View |
Toolbar |
Shows the toolbar. |
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Status bar |
Shows the status bar. |
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Large Icons |
Displays files and folders using icons. |
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List |
Displays files and folders in a list. |
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Details |
Shows detailed information (name, size, date modified, attributes) for files and folders. |
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Parent Folder |
Displays the contents of the parent folder of the current folder. |
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Refresh |
Updates the information in the File Transfer window. |
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Download Manager |
Displays the Download Manager window. |
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Tools |
Transfer Options |
Allows you to set options related to the appearance and functionality of the File Transfer window. |
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Help |
Contents |
Displays the online help. |
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Version |
Shows version information. |
(3) Menus in the File Transfer window of the Download Manager
Menu bar |
Menu item |
Description |
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File |
Delete |
Deletes a file saved in the controller. |
Close Automatically |
Specifies whether the File Transfer window automatically closes when all the files are deleted from the window. |
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Close |
Closes the File Transfer window of Download Manager. |
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Edit |
Transfer Files |
Copies files back to their original location on the remote computer. |
Delete After Transfer |
Moves files back to their original location on the remote computer. |
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Select All |
Selects all the files in the list. |
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Switch |
Inverts the selection. |
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View |
Refresh |
Updates the information in the window. |
Help |
Contents |
Displays the online help. |
Version |
Shows version information. |
(4) Menus in the Agent Manager window
Menu bar |
Menu item |
Description |
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File |
New |
Group |
Creates a new group. |
Agent |
Creates a new remote computer. |
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Network |
Creates a network in which you can define a search range for connection-target computers. |
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Request server |
Creates a new request server. |
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Separator |
Inserts a separator. |
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Import From... |
System File |
Creates a connection list from the contents of a backup file. |
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Hosts File |
Creates a connection list from the contents of a hosts file. |
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Connect |
Connects to the selected computer. This menu item is unavailable when a network or request server is selected. |
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Search |
Searches for computers in the selected network. |
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Start |
Starts the selected request server. |
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Stop |
Stops the selected request server. |
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Delete |
Deletes the selected item. |
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Rename |
Renames a group, computer, or request server. |
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Properties |
Lets you view or change the properties of a group, computer, or request server. |
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Save |
Saves the current configuration information to the default backup file. |
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Save As |
Saves the current configuration information under a new name. |
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Close |
Closes the connection list. |
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Edit |
Undo |
Reverses the last deletion, movement, or modification of data. |
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Cut |
Cuts the selected item. |
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Copy |
Copies the selected item. |
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Paste |
Pastes a cut or copied item to the connection list. |
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Select All |
Selects all items in a folder. |
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Switch |
Inverts the selection. |
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Shift Up |
Moves the selected item up one position in the list. |
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Shift Down |
Moves the selected item down one position in the list. |
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Find |
Lets you specify a keyword to search for in the connection list. |
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Find Next |
Searches for the next occurrence of the keyword in the connection list. |
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View |
Toolbar |
Shows the toolbar. |
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Status bar |
Shows the status bar. |
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Word Wrap |
Wraps selected items to fit the window. |
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Separate |
Lines |
Displays a separator after each line. You can simultaneously display row separators. |
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Rows |
Displays a separator after each row. You can simultaneously display line separators. |
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Highlight Selected Line |
Highlights the address, description, and creation date/time of the selected item. |
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Adjust Column Position |
Changes the column position so that the address, description, and creation date/time are accommodated within the window. |
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Help |
Contents |
Displays the online help. |
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Version |
Shows version information. |
(5) Menus in the Remote Control Player window
Menu bar |
Menu item |
Description |
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File |
New |
Starts a new instance of the remote control player. |
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Open |
Lets you select a recording to play back. |
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Properties |
If a file is open, information about the recording is displayed. |
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Exit |
Closes the remote control player. |
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Play |
Play |
Starts playing a file that was paused or stopped. |
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Pause |
Pauses playback. |
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Stop |
Stops playback. |
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Fast forward |
Fast forwards through the recording. |
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Slow |
Plays the recording in slow motion. |
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View |
Toolbar |
Shows or hides the toolbar. |
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Status bar |
Shows or hides the status bar. |
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Seek bar |
Shows or hides the seek bar. |
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Zoom |
Automatically |
Automatically zooms the player window in and out to fit the remote control player window. |
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50% |
Reduces the size of the player window to 50% of its original size. |
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100% |
Displays the player window at its original size (100%). |
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200% |
Enlarges the player window to 200% of its original size. |
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Full Screen |
Displays the view in full screen in the controller. |
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Window |
Arrange Vertically |
Arranges the remote control player windows vertically. |
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Arrange Horizontally |
Arranges the remote control player windows horizontally. |
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Arrange All |
Arranges multiple remote control player windows in a uniform tile pattern. |
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Minimize All |
Minimizes all remote control player windows to icons. |
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Fit to Frame |
Resizes the playback window to fit the remote control player. |
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Help |
Contents |
Displays the online help. |
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Version |
Shows version information. |
(6) Menus in the Chat window
Menu bar |
Menu items |
Description |
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File |
Connect |
Connects to the chat server. If you are already connected to a chat server, you can use this item to connect to another chat server. |
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Disconnect |
Disconnects from the connected chat server. |
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Properties |
Displays detailed information about the selected user. |
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Send Message |
Sends the chat message entered in the message input box. |
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Send Beep |
Sounds a single beep on the computers of the other users participating in the chat session. |
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Save |
Overwrites the save file with the transcript of the current chat session. |
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Save As |
Saves the transcript of the current chat session to a new file. |
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Prints the transcript of the current chat session. |
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Print Preview |
Displays a print preview of the transcript of the current chat session. |
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Exit |
Closes the Chat window. The connection with the chat server is automatically disconnected. |
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View |
Toolbar |
Shows or hides the toolbar. |
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Status Bar |
Shows or hides the status bar. |
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Tools |
Options |
Lets you set the operating environment for the Chat window. |
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Chat Server |
Start Chat Server |
Toggles the chat server on and off. A tick appears beside this item when the chat server is on. |
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Hide When Minimized |
Causes the Chat window to disappear from the taskbar when minimized. A tick appears beside this item if enabled. |
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Start When Windows Starts |
Registers or removes the chat server in the Windows startup group. A tick appears beside this item when the chat server is registered in startup. |
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Remote Control |
Initiates a remote control session by connecting to the selected user. This item is unavailable if the Chat window was opened on an agent. |
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Help |
Contents |
Displays the online help. |
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Version |
Shows version information. |
(7) Menus during remote control sessions (full screen mode)
When you use the remote control feature in full screen mode, you can display menus by right-clicking the menu bar. From these menus, you can change the screen color depth, connection mode, and other settings.
To close the menu, click Cancel in the menu.
The following table lists the items that appear in the menus.
Item |
Description |
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View |
Menu bar |
Display Automatically |
Select this option to automatically display the menu bar when you move the mouse cursor to the top of the window. |
Display at All Times |
Select this option to keep the menu bar displayed at all times regardless of where the mouse pointer is located. |
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Refresh |
Refreshes the information in the remote control window. |
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Screen Color |
Gray Scale |
Reduces the color palette to 8-color grayscale. |
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256-Color Decrease |
Reduces the color palette to 256 colors. |
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65,536-Color Decrease |
Reduces the color palette to 65,536 colors. |
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65,536-Color Decrease + JPEG Compression |
Reduces the color palette to 65,536, and applies JPEG compression to screens that display a high number of colors. |
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No Color Decrease |
Shows on-screen information in a full color palette. |
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Minimize |
Minimizes the remote control window. |
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Restore |
Exits full screen mode and displays the remote control session in a window. |
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Tool |
Mode |
View |
Changes the connection mode to view. |
Shared |
Changes the connection mode to shared. |
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Exclusive |
Changes the connection mode to exclusive. |
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Send Ctrl + Alt + Del key |
Sends the Ctrl + Alt + Delete command to the remote computer. |
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Cancel |
Closes the pop-up menu. |
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Exit |
Terminates the remote control session and closes the window. |