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5 SelecttheGeneraltabandclickPrintingPreferences.
6Editthepageandcolorsettings;thedefaultvaluesareacquiredfromthehost
printer.
7ClicktheAdvancedtab.Iftheprinterinstalledonthehostsupportstheseoptions,
editthefollowingsettingsfordoublesidedprinting:Longedgeforportraitor
Short
edgeforlandscapeprinting.
Toprevieweachprintoutonthehost,enablePreviewonclientbeforeprinting.
Fromthispreview,youcanuseanyprinterwithallitsavailableproperties.
8ClicktheAdjustmenttabtoviewtheautomaticprintadjustmentoptions.VMware
recommendsthatyouretainthedefaultsettings.
9ClickApplyor
OK.ClickOKtoclosetheprintpropertieswindow.
Virtual Printing and USB Printing
IntheViewenvironment,virtualprintersandredirectedUSBprintersworktogether
withoutconflict.
IfauserredirectsaUSBportfromtheirlocalsystemtoaremotedesktop,anyUSB
printerattachedtothatportbecomesavailableforuseontheremotesystem(providing
therequireddriversarealsoinstalled).
However,
becausethisredirectioneffectivelyremovestheUSBprinterfromtheirlocal
environment,thevirtualequivalentontheremotesystemwillalsoberemoved.
Adobe Flash Bandwidth Reduction
YoucanreducetheamountofbandwidthusedbyAdobeFlashcontentthatrunsin
MicrosoftRDPdesktopsessions.Thisreductioncanimprovetheoverallbrowsing
experienceandmakeotherapplicationsrunninginthedesktopmoreresponsive.
N
OTEAredirectedUSBprinterisadeviceattachedtoalocalUSBportthathasbeen
manuallyredirectedfromwithinViewClienttocommunicatewitharemotedesktop.
NOTEAdobeFlashbandwidthreductionisavailableforInternetExplorerandRDP
sessionsonMicrosoftWindowsonly,andforAdobeFlashversions9and10only.To
makeuseofAdobeFlashbandwidthreductionsettings,AdobeFlashmustnotbe
runninginfullscreenmode.