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Table 3‑7. Sidebar Actions (Continued)
Action Procedure
Restart a desktop Click the Open Menu buon next to the desktop name in the Running list in the
sidebar and select Restart. The desktop operating system usually prompts you to
save any unsaved data before it restarts. You can restart a desktop only if your
administrator has enabled this feature.
Reset all running applications Click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, click , and
click Reset all your running applications. All unsaved changes are lost.
Use key combinations that include
the Windows key
Click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, click , and
turn on Enable Windows Key for Desktops. For more information, see “Shortcut
Key Combinations,” on page 31.
Send Ctrl+Alt+Del to current work
area
Click the Send Ctrl+Alt+Del toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar.
Disconnect from the server Click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, or else click the
Horizon logo at the top of the sidebar, and click Log .
Use high-resolution mode on
machines with a high-resolution
display (such as Retina Macbook
Pro)
Click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, click , and
turn on High Resolution Mode.
Allow H.264 decoding (Chrome only) Click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, click
, and turn on Allow H.264 decoding. For more information, see “H.264
Decoding,” on page 35.
Use multiple monitors (Chrome only) Ensure that the High Resolution Mode is turned o. Click the
Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar and select Display .
For more information, see “Use Multiple Monitors,” on page 39
Call out or dismiss the soft
keyboard
(iOS Safari only) Click the keyboard icon at the top of the sidebar. You can also call
out or dismiss the soft keyboard by tapping the screen with three ngers.
Display help topics Click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, or else click the
Horizon logo at the top of the sidebar, and click Help.
Display the About VMware Horizon
box
Click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, or else click the
Horizon logo at the top of the sidebar, and click About.
Use Multiple Monitors
As a technology preview, if you use a Chrome browser (version 55 or later), you can use multiple monitors
in HTML Access client to display a remote desktop window.
You can add up to one additional monitor to your primary monitor to display the current remote desktop
window to which you are connected. For example, if you have three monitors, you can specify that the
remote desktop window appears on only two of those monitors. Adjacent monitors should be selected for
the multiple-monitor setup. The monitors can be side by side or stacked vertically.
Prerequisites
After logging in to a server, disable the High Resolution Mode seing in one of two ways:
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Prior to launching a desktop, click  from the desktop selector page and turn o High
Resolution Mode.
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After launching a desktop, click the Open Menu toolbar buon at the top of the sidebar, click ,
and turn o High Resolution Mode.
If the launched desktop does not have 100% DPI, log o and log back in to the remote desktop again in
order to use the multiple-monitor feature.
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