Installation manual

Chapter 8 Administering Client Computers 145
5 Click Open when the item is selected.
The Open Items dialog shows the icon and name of the item to open.
6 Click Open.
Opening Applications
Apple Remote Desktop can open applications on client computers. The application
to open must be on the administrator computer, in addition to being on client
computers. If the application is already open, the Open Application command brings it
to the front. You can open both Mac OS X and Classic applications with this command.
The application on the administrator computer must have the same name as the one
to be opened on the client computer.
To open an application:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose Manage > Open Application.
The Open Application dialog shows the applications installed and found in the
Applications folder at the top level of the hard disk of the administrator’s computer.
4 Select the application or click the Add (+) button and browse to nd the desired
application on the administrator computer.
Alternatively, drag the item from the administrator computer’s Finder to the Open
Application dialog.
The Open Application dialog shows the icon and name of the application to open.
5 Click Open.
Quitting Applications Without Logging Out the User
Apple Remote Desktop can quit running applications on client computers. You can
quit both Mac OS X and Classic applications with this command. The administrator
must be able to use the Send UNIX Command on the client computer.
WARNING: Unsaved changes to documents on the client will be lost.
To quit an open application:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one or more computers in the selected computer list.
3 Choose Manage > Send UNIX Command.