Users Guide

● OPEN WITH...—Select a graphics application on your computer with which to open the photo or video.
● COPY—Copy the photo to the clipboard.
● SHARE—Share the files with other users or devices accessible from your computer.
Copy photos from smartphone to computer
Steps
1. Open the FILES tab.
2. Select the check box that is displayed at the upper-left corner of the thumbnail.
When you select the check box, you can select additional photos, and a group of options appear at the bottom of the tab.
3. Click or tap COPY TO PC at the bottom of the thumbnail.
NOTE: While the file is being copied, you can cancel the operation by clicking the small X that is displayed in place of the
COPY TO PC icon on the photo.
If you have selected multiple photos, a group of options are displayed at the bottom of the tab.
● COPY TO PC—Copies the selected photos to the default folder.
● SAVE AS—Enables you to browse and select a folder on your computer to save the files.
● DELETE—Deletes the selected photos from your phone.
A progress bar appears at the bottom of the tab, and a confirmation message is displayed once the files are copied. Select the file
name in the message to open the download folder. If the file cannot be copied, an error message is displayed.
Copy files from computer to smartphone
Steps
1. Click COPY TO PHONE in the FILES tab.
The File Explorer window is displayed.
2. Select the file that you want to copy.
A progress bar appears at the bottom of the tab, and a confirmation message is displayed once the files are copied. If the file is a
photo or video, it is copied to Alienware Mobile Connect album on your phone.
3. To view other copied file types such as PDFs or MP3s, open the Alienware Mobile Connect app on your phone, and tap My
Received Files from the app menu.
The files that you have copied to your phone other than photos or videos, are also displayed under FILES > OTHER in the
Alienware Mobile Connect application on your computer.
Mirroring
Screen mirroring enables you to mirror your smartphone to your computer and control it with your keyboard, mouse, or touch screen
using Alienware Mobile Connect application. The phone screen is displayed in the MIRRORING tab, and in the MIRRORING
widget on the DASHBOARD. The following icons are available in screen mirroring feature:
● Stop Mirroring—You can stop the mirroring.
● Share—You can share files from the computer through the sharing menu on the smartphone, using the MIRRORING tab.
● Rotate—You can change the orientation of the mirrored screen.
● Language—You can change the input language when you type i.nside the mirrored smartphone window.
● Mirroring Tips—You can see different ways that you can navigate your phone using your computer.
Start the screen mirroring
Steps
1. Go to the MIRRORING tab, and click or tap Activate from the Alienware Mobile Connect application on your computer.
If you are starting the screen mirroring for the first time, a permission request is displayed on your smartphone. Tap Start Now.
2. Tap Start now on your smartphone to allow the permission request.
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