Installation manual

Chapter 7 Interacting with Users 97
Setting Eect
Computer status Select this to add a colored status overview icon
in the computer information area.
For more information, see “Viewing a Computer’s
System Status While at the Observe Window” on
page 98.
Use shapes for status Select this to give a distinctive shape to the
status overview icon in the computer information
area.
For more information, see “Viewing a Computer’s
System Status While at the Observe Window” on
page 98.
Changing Screen Titles While Observing
While you’re observing multiple computers, you can change the title underneath the
desktops shown in the observe window.
The main title can be the:
Name (the computer sharing name) Â
IP Address Â
Host Name Â
To change your observe window titles:
1 Click View Options in the observe window’s toolbar.
2 Select Display Computer Information.
3 From the Title pop-up menu, select the desired title.
4 Click Done.
Viewing a User’s Account Picture While Observing
Remote Desktop can display the user’s account picture and a user-created status
underneath the observed desktop.
The user’s account picture is their system login icon, so it might be either a picture
taken from an iSight camera, or a custom image selected in the Accounts pane of
System Preferences.
To view a user’s account picture:
1 Click View Options in the observe window’s toolbar.
2 Select Display Computer Information.
3 Select Account Picture.
4 Click Done.