Chapter 2 Getting to Know Remote Desktop 39
Setting Preferences for the Remote Desktop Administrator
Application
In Remote Desktop preferences, you can select options that aect how the
administrator application interacts with client computers.
To open the Preferences window:
Choose Remote Desktop > Preferences. m
In the General pane, you can set:
What double-clicking a client computer does (Get Info, Control, Observe, Text Chat) Â
Whether to show the client idle time Â
Whether to accept messages from client users Â
What warnings may appear when quitting the application Â
Whether to display a client user’s long name or short name Â
A new serial number Â
In the Control & Observe pane, you can set:
Whether a remote screen is shown in a window or a full screen Â
Whether control of the mouse and keyboard is shared with the client computer Â
when the client is controlled
Whether a remote screen is shown at its actual size in a window or shrinks to t Â
the window
In the Task Server pane, you can set:
Whether Remote desktop is using another computer as a Task Server, or whether Â
this copy of Remote Desktop is being used as a Task Server
Whether other Apple Remote Desktop administrators can access your local Â
Task Server
In the Reporting pane, you can set:
A saved template for scheduling client reporting policies Â
In the Labels pane, you can set:
Label colors and text for labeling computers Â
In the Tasks pane, you can set:
Whether to automatically change focus to the active task Â
Whether to execute a notication script when a task is completed Â
Limits on History list contents and time until removed Â
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