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Using the Unity Touch Sidebar with a Remote Desktop
You can quickly navigate to a remote desktop application or le from a Unity Touch sidebar. From this
sidebar, you can open les and applications, switch between running applications, and minimize, maximize,
restore, or close windows and applications in a remote desktop.
If the Unity Touch feature is enabled, the sidebar appears on the left side of the window when you rst
access a remote desktop.
Figure 4‑1. Unity Touch Sidebar
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 window. 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 le or application.
Table 4‑4. 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 window 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 window or the Horizon Client Tools radial menu.
You can also touch the desktop window, including the Horizon Client Tools radial
menu, to hide the sidebar.
Navigate to an application Tap All Programs and navigate to the application just as you would from the Windows
Start menu.
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