Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.1, User Manual

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Note: You might need to close and reopen Symantec pcAnywhere before your
changes take affect.
You can also change the background color settings for your remote control
sessions. You can change these settings while your work offline or during a session.
See “Changing display settings during a remote control session” on page 124.
To change how active sessions appear in the Session Manager
1
In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the Edit menu, click Preferences.
If you are logged in as a standard user, you are prompted for administrator
credentials.
If you are logged in as an administrator, a consent dialog is displayed.
If you enter administrator login information, you then have access to the
pcAnywhere Options window. If you are not logged in as an administrator,
you can view the options, but the tabs are disabled.
2
In the pcAnywhere Options window, on the Session Manager tab, do one of
the following:
■
To display your active sessions in a single window in a tabbed view, check
Show active sessions in a tabbed view.
■
To display your active sessions in a separate window for each session,
uncheck Show active sessions in a tabbed view.
To find this tab, click the left and right arrows in the pcAnywhere Options
window to scroll through the list of tabs.
3
Click OK.
4 Close Symantec pcAnywhere, and then reopen it.
Showing or hiding options on the Session Manager navigation bar
You can customize the navigation bars in the Session Manager window to display
only the options that you commonly use. This lets you organize your workspace.
The options that are hidden on the navigation bar are still accessible from the
View menu. You can also restore these options to the navigation bar.
61 Navigating in Symantec pcAnywhere
About the Session Manager