User manual
Table Of Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Windows User Guide
- Contents
- VMware Horizon Client for Windows User Guide
- How Do I Log In?
- Connecting to Remote Desktops and Applications
- Setting the Certificate Checking Mode in Horizon Client
- Connect to a Remote Desktop or Published Application
- Use Unauthenticated Access to Connect to Published Applications
- Log Off or Disconnect
- Reconnecting to a Desktop or Published Application
- Hide the VMware Horizon Client Window
- Create a Desktop or Application Shortcut on the Client Desktop or Start Menu
- Using Start Menu Shortcuts That the Server Creates
- Using Remote Desktops and Applications
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Copying and Pasting Text and Images
- Share Access to Local Folders and Drives with Client Drive Redirection
- Switch Remote Desktops or Published Applications
- Printing from a Remote Desktop or Published Application
- Using Published Applications
- Clicking URL Links That Open Outside of Horizon Client
- Tips for Using the Desktop and Application Selector
- Control Adobe Flash Display
- Resizing the Remote Desktop Window
- Use Display Scaling
- Using DPI Synchronization
- Using the Session Collaboration Feature
- Using External Devices
- Update Horizon Client Online
- Troubleshooting Horizon Client
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From within a published application, if applicable, select File > Open or File > Save As and navigate
to the folder or drive.
The folders and drives that you selected for sharing might use one or more of the following naming
conventions:
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name on MACHINE-NAME. For example, jsmith on JSMITH-W03.
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N on MACHINE-NAME. For example, Z on JSMITH-W03.
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name (N:). For example, jsmith (Z:).
A redirected folder can have two entrances, such as Z on JSMITH-W03 and jsmith (Z:), and both
entrances can appear at the same time. If all the volume labels (from A: through Z:) are already in use,
the redirected folder has only one entrance, such as Z on JSMITH-W03.
Switch Remote Desktops or Published Applications
If you are connected to a remote desktop, you can switch to another desktop. You can also connect to
published applications while you are connected to a remote desktop.
Procedure
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Select a remote desktop or application from the same server or a different server.
Option Action
Choose a different desktop or
application on the same server
Perform one of the following actions:
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If you are currently logged in to a remote desktop select Options > Switch to
Other Desktop from the Horizon Client menu bar, and select a desktop or
application to launch.
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If you are currently logged in to a published application, right-click the
VMware Horizon Client icon in the system tray and select Show VMware
Horizon Client to display the desktop and application selector window, and
double-click the icon for the other different desktop or application.
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From the desktop and application selector window, double-click the icon for
the other desktop or application. That desktop or application opens in a new
window so that you have multiple windows open, and you can switch between
them.
Choose a different desktop or
application on a different server
Perform either of the following actions:
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If you want to keep the current desktop or application open and also connect
to a remote desktop or application on another server, start a new instance of
Horizon Client and connect to the other desktop or application.
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If you want to close the current desktop and connect to a desktop on another
server, go to the desktop selector window, click the Disconnect icon in the
upper-left corner of the window, and confirm that you want to log off of the
server. You will be disconnected from the current server and any open
desktop sessions. You can then connect to a different server.
Printing from a Remote Desktop or Published Application
You can print to a virtual printer or to a USB printer that is attached to the local client computer from a
remote desktop or published application. Virtual printing and USB printing work together without conflict.
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