Apple+Remote+Desktop

=Apple Remote Desktop (ARD)=

Apple Remote Desktop is the best way to manage the iMacs in your computer lab. You can provide real-time help to students and automate routine management tasks — all without leaving the teacher computer.

You can manage students computers several ways: you can control, observe, copy files, delete the trash, open applications, lock screens and much more--all in one click.

What can you do with Apple Remote Desktop?

 * Observe and control multiple screens of computers simultaneously
 * View up to 50 screens in a single window
 * Adjust the number of screens visible on each page
 * Adjust the color depth to one of four modes: millions of colors, thousands of colors, grayscale, or black and white
 * Rotate through the list of observed computers manually or automatically
 * Screen sharing
 * Share a your computer screen with one or more students
 * Send a text message to one or more students
 * Text chats

Scan the commands below to get an idea of how you can use ARD:


 * 1) **Control mode**.
 * Toggle between control mode and observe mode.
 * 1) **Keyboard and mouse control.**
 * Toggle between sharing the keyboard and mouse with a remote user and taking absolute control.
 * 1) **Remote screen size.**
 * Toggle between fit-in-window mode and full-screen mode.
 * In fit-in- window mode, the remote screen is scaled to fit the control window.
 * In full-screen mode, the remote screen is displayed at its normal size.
 * If the control window is smaller, the contents pan and scan as you move the mouse.
 * 1) **Curtain Mode.**
 * Toggle into and out of Curtain Mode.
 * In Curtain Mode, the remote screen displays a Curtain graphic. This prevents the end user from viewing the screen, while the administrator continues to have full access to the screen.
 * Click the Curtain Mode button again to give the end user access to the screen.
 * 1) **Screen capture.**
 * Take a screen capture of the remote screen. displays the remote screen
 * 1) **Full-screen mode**.
 * Toggle into and out of full-screen mode. In full screen, your whole screen.
 * 1) **Remote Copy and Paste.**
 * Move the contents of a remote clipboard to the clipboard of your computer.
 * Or move the contents of your local clipboard to the clipboard of one or more remote computers.
 * 1) **Color depth.**
 * Adjust the color depth of the displayed screen. Choose one of four modes: millions of colors, thousands of colors, grayscale, or black and white.

Observe more than one computer

 * = Screen Sharing ||=  ||= Locked Screen ||
 * [[image:screen_sharing.JPG width="378" height="283"]] ||  || [[image:locked_screen.JPG width="368" height="277"]] ||


 * 1) **Remote screens.**
 * View multiple remote screens in a single window.
 * Your screen updates in real time.
 * 1) **Perform tasks.**
 * Select a screen to perform a task on the corresponding computer.
 * For instance, you can select a screen and take full-control — or select all screens and copy files to all of those computers.
 * 1) **View options.**
 * Adjust the number of screens that are visible in the window: View your entire class's computer screens or just a few computer screens.
 * Adjust the observation time when you have more computers selected than are visible.
 * Control a Computer if helped for a Student/Client in School or Home
 * 1) **Adjust the color depth.**
 * Adjust the color depth of the viewed screens using one of four modes: millions of colors, thousands of colors, grayscale, or black and white.
 * 1) **Scale window.**
 * Scale the multi-observe window to the size you like.
 * Individual screens automatically scale to fit.