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Figure 41. Unity Touch Sidebar for a Remote Desktop
If you access a desktop that has Unity Touch enabled but the sidebar is not displayed, you can see a tab on
the left side of the screen. Besides swiping this tab to the right to open the sidebar, you can slide the tab up
or down.
From this sidebar, you can perform many actions on a file or application.
Table 44. Unity Touch Sidebar Actions for a Remote Desktop
Action Procedure
Show the sidebar Swipe the tab to the right. When the sidebar is open, you cannot perform actions on
the desktop screen or the Horizon Client Tools radial menu.
Hide the sidebar Swipe the tab to the left to close the sidebar. When the sidebar is open, you cannot
perform actions on the desktop screen or the Horizon Client Tools radial menu.
Navigate to an application Tap All Programs and navigate to the application just as you would from the
Windows Start menu.
Navigate to a file
Tap My Files to access the User folder, and navigate to the file. My Files includes
folders such as My Pictures, My Documents, and Downloads.
My Files includes the folders in the user profile (%USERPROFILE% directory). If you
relocate the system folder in the %USERPROFILE% directory, the My Files menu can
also display content from the relocated folder, whether it is a local relocated folder or a
network share folder.
Search for an application or file
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Tap in the Search box and type the name of the application or file.
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To use voice dictation, tap the microphone on the keyboard.
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To launch an application or file, tap the name of the application or file in the search
results.
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To return to the home view of the sidebar, tap the X to close the Search box.
Open an application or file Tap the name of the file or application in the sidebar. The application starts and the
sidebar closes.
Switch between running
applications or open windows
Tap the application name under Running Applications. If more than one file is open
for one application, tap the chevron (>) next to the application to expand the list.
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