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For more information about Apple Remote Desktop observe mode, see “Observing a
Single Computer” on page 99.
To switch between control and observe modes:
1 Control a client computer.
2 Click the Control/Observe toggle button in the control window toolbar.
Sharing Control with a User
You can either take complete mouse and keyboard control or share control with
an Apple Remote Desktop client user. This gives you more control over the client
interaction and prevents possible client side interference.
This button has no eect while controlling VNC servers. For more information,
see “Controlling VNC Servers” on page 91.
To switch between complete control and shared mouse modes:
1 Control a client computer.
2 Click the “Share mouse and keyboard control” button in the control window toolbar.
Hiding a User’s Screen While Controlling
Sometimes you may want to control a client computer with a user at the client
computer, but you don’t want the user to see what you’re doing. In such a case, you
can disable the client computer’s screen while preserving your own view of the
client computer. This is a special control mode referred to as “curtain mode.” You can
change what’s “behind the curtain” and reveal it when the mode is toggled back to the
standard control mode.
To switch between standard control and curtain modes:
1 Control a client computer.
2 Click the “Lock computer screen while you control” button in the control window
toolbar.
Capturing the Control Window to a File
You can take a picture of the remote screen, and save it to a le. The le is saved to the
administrator computer, and is the same resolution and color depth as the controlled
screen in the window.
To screen capture a controlled client’s screen:
1 Control a client computer.
2 Click the “Capture screen to a le” button in the control window toolbar.
3 Name the new le.
4 Click Save.
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