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4 Select an invitation method.
The following invitation methods are available by default. A Horizon administrator can disable the
email and IM invitation methods.
Option Action
Email Copies the collaboration invitation to the clipboard and opens a new email
message in the default email application. An email application must be installed to
use this invitation method.
IM Copies the collaboration invitation to the clipboard and opens a new window in
Skype for Business. Press Ctrl+V to paste the link into the Skype for Business
window. Skype for Business must be installed and configured to use this invitation
method.
Copy Link Copies the collaboration invitation to the clipboard. You must manually open
another application, such as Notepad, and press Ctrl+V to paste the invitation.
After you send an invitation, the VMware Horizon Collaboration icon also appears on the desktop and the
session collaboration user interface turns into a dashboard that shows the current state of the
collaboration session and enables you to take certain actions.
When a session collaborator accepts your invitation and joins the session, the session collaboration
feature notifies you and a red dot appears on the VMware Horizon Collaboration icon in the system tray.
What to do next
Manage the collaborative session in the VMware Horizon Collaboration dialog box. See Manage a
Collaborative Session.
Manage a Collaborative Session
After you send a session collaboration invitation, the Session Collaboration user interface turns into a
dashboard that shows the current state of the collaborative session and enables you to take certain
actions.
Prerequisites
Start a collaborative session. See Invite a User to Join a Remote Desktop Session.
Procedure
1 In the remote desktop, click the VMware Horizon Collaboration icon in the system tray, or double-click
the VMware Horizon Collaboration icon on the desktop.
The names of all session collaborators appear in the Name column and their status appears in the
Status column.
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